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Where does “manejo” come from?

manejo (Spanish) comes from Spanish manejar, from Italian maneggiare, from Latin manus, from Proto-Italic manus, from Proto-Indo-European man- — human being; man; hand.

manejo (Spanish): handling; driving

Definitions

  1. handling; driving

Ancestry of “manejo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmanejarto handle; to manage; to drive
2Italianmaneggiareto use with a technical purpose; to handle; to...
3Latinmanushand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting
4Proto-Italicmanushand
5Proto-Indo-Europeanman-human being; man; hand

Words derived from “manejo”

  • maneho
  • magmaneho
  • maneho
Every word from Proto-Indo-European man- →