Where does “maneira” come from?

maneira (Old Portuguese) comes from Vulgar Latin manaria, from Latin manuārius, from Latin manus, from Proto-Italic manus, from Proto-Indo-European man- — human being; man; hand.

Ancestry of “maneira”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinmanaria—
2Latinmanuāriusof or pertaining to the hand
3Latinmanushand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting
4Proto-Italicmanushand
5Proto-Indo-Europeanman-human being; man; hand

Words derived from “maneira”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European man- →Every word from Proto-Italic manus →Every word from Latin manus →
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