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Where does “manifester” come from?

manifester (Old French) comes from Latin manifestus, from Latin infestus, from Latin infendo, from Latin fendo, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-.

Ancestry of “manifester”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmanifestusapparent, palpable, manifest, evident, plain
2Latininfestusunsafe, dangerous; hostile, aggressive;...
3Latininfendostrike
4LatinfendoI hit; I thrust
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-—
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