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Where does “manoir” come from?

manoir (Old French) comes from Old French maneir, from Latin manēre.

manoir (Old French): to stay; to remain

Definitions

  1. to stay; to remain

Ancestry of “manoir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmaneiralternative infinitive of manoir
2Latinmanēre—

Words derived from “manoir”

  • management
  • manner
  • manager
  • manage
  • managing
  • managerial
  • manor
  • manageable
  • mismanagement
  • mannered
  • unmanageable
  • menagerie
  • mannerism
  • menage
  • unmannerly
  • managerialism
  • manageability
  • mannerly
  • micromanagement
  • ménage
  • managerialist
  • manageress
  • mannerist
  • mismanage
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