Where does “maneiro” come from?

maneiro (Portuguese) comes 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.

maneiro (Portuguese): handy easy to be handled; portable small and light

Definitions

  1. handy easy to be handled; portable small and light

Ancestry of “maneiro”, step by step

maneiro traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese mão

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesemãohand
2Old Portuguesemãohand
3Latinmalusunpleasant, distressing, painful, nasty, bad;...
4Ancient Greekμηλέαapple tree
5Ancient Greekμῆλονapple; any fruit from a tree; a woman's breast
6Proto-Indo-European(s)meh₁l-small animal”; small animal

via Latin manuārius

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmanuāriusof or pertaining to the hand

Words derived from “maneiro

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