Where does “manage” come from?

manage (Old French) comes from Old French manoir, from Old French maneir, from Latin manēre — "Be continued", "Be awaited".

Ancestry of “manage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmanoirto stay; to remain
2Old Frenchmaneiralternative infinitive of manoir
3Latinmanēre"Be continued", "Be awaited"

Words derived from “manage”

Every word from Latin manēre →Every word from Old French maneir →Every word from Old French manoir →