Where does “maneirar” come from?

maneirar (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese maneira, from Portuguese maneiro, from Portuguese mão, from Old Portuguese mão, from Latin malus, from Ancient Greek μηλέα, from Ancient Greek μῆλον, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meh₁l- — small animal”; small animal.

maneirar (Portuguese): to act moderately

Definitions

to act moderately

Ancestry of “maneirar”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Portuguese	maneira	manner; way; the specific style of an artist;...
2	Portuguese	maneiro	handy easy to be handled; portable small and light
3	Portuguese	mão	hand
4	Old Portuguese	mão	hand
5	Latin	malus	unpleasant, distressing, painful, nasty, bad;...
6	Ancient Greek	μηλέα	apple tree
7	Ancient Greek	μῆλον	apple; any fruit from a tree; a woman's breast
8	Proto-Indo-European	(s)meh₁l-	small animal”; small animal

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)meh₁l- →Every word from Ancient Greek μῆλον →Every word from Ancient Greek μηλέα →