Where does “maneirismo” come from?
maneirismo (Portuguese) comes from Italian manierismo, from Italian maniera, from Old French maniere, from Vulgar Latin manaria, from Latin manuārius, from Latin manus, from Proto-Italic manus, from Proto-Indo-European man- — human being; man; hand.
maneirismo (Portuguese): influence in style
Definitions
- influence in style
Ancestry of “maneirismo”, step by step
maneirismo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian manierismo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | manierismo | Mannerism |
| 2 | Italian | maniera | manner, way; style; manners |
| 3 | Old French | maniere | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | manaria | — |
| 5 | Latin | manuārius | of or pertaining to the hand |
| 6 | Latin | manus | hand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | manus | hand |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | man- | human being; man; hand |
via Portuguese maneira
| 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 |