Where does “manevar” come from?

manevar (Serbo-Croatian) comes from French manœuvre, from Old French maneuvre, from Latin manuopera, from Latin manu, from Latin manus, from Proto-Italic manus, from Proto-Indo-European man- — human being; man; hand.

manevar (Serbo-Croatian): maneuver

Definitions

  1. maneuver

Ancestry of “manevar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmanœuvremove, movement; operation, manoeuvre; manoeuvres
2Old Frenchmaneuvresomething done or crafted by hand
3Latinmanuoperawork done by hand, handwork
4Latinmanuablative singular of manus; by hand; with the...
5Latinmanushand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting
6Proto-Italicmanushand
7Proto-Indo-Europeanman-human being; man; hand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European man-