Where does “manipulativo” come from?

manipulativo (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese manipular, 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.

manipulativo (Portuguese): manipulative who manipulates others

Definitions

  1. manipulative who manipulates others

Ancestry of “manipulativo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesemanipularto manipulate
2Frenchmanipulerto manipulate
3Medieval Latinmanipulare—
4LatinmanipulusA maniple, a double company of soldiers employed...
5Latinmanushand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting
6Proto-Italicmanushand
7Proto-Indo-Europeanman-human being; man; hand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European man- →Every word from Proto-Italic manus →Every word from Latin manus →