Where does “manipular” come from?

manipular (Portuguese) comes from French manipuler, from Medieval Latin manipulare, from Latin manipulus, from Latin manus, from Proto-Italic manus, from Proto-Indo-European man- — human being; man; hand.

manipular (Portuguese): to manipulate

Definitions

  1. to manipulate

Ancestry of “manipular”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmanipulerto manipulate
2Medieval Latinmanipulare—
3LatinmanipulusA maniple, a double company of soldiers employed...
4Latinmanushand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting
5Proto-Italicmanushand
6Proto-Indo-Europeanman-human being; man; hand

Words derived from “manipular”

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