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Where does “manovre” come from?

manovre (Old French) comes from Latin manū opera.

manovre (Old French): handwork, manual labor; handwork, manual labour

Definitions

  1. handwork, manual labor; handwork, manual labour

Ancestry of “manovre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmanū opera—
Every word from Latin manū opera →