Where does “maniobra” come from?
maniobra (Spanish) comes from Spanish maño, from Spanish hermano, from Old Spanish ermano, from Vulgar Latin germanus, from Latin Germānus, from Latin germen, from Proto-Italic genamen, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁mn̥ — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
maniobra (Spanish): maneuver
Definitions
- maneuver
Ancestry of “maniobra”, step by step
maniobra traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish maño
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | maño | big; of or from Aragón; someone from Aragón |
| 2 | Spanish | hermano | brother; sibling; bro |
| 3 | Old Spanish | ermano | brother |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | germanus | brother; of brothers or sisters; full, own |
| 5 | Latin | Germānus | — |
| 6 | Latin | germen | shoot, sprout, bud; germ, seed, origin; embryo,... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | genamen | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁mn̥ | offspring, seed |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |
via Spanish obra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | obra | work, usually literary or artistic; construction |
| 2 | Old Spanish | obra | — |
| 3 | Latin | opera | work, exertion, effort; service; care, attention... |
| 4 | Latin | Opus | The capital city of the Locri and birthplace of Patroclus |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ὀποῦς | Opus, Greece |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὀπός | juice, vegetable/plant juice; fig-juice |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sokʷós | juice of plants |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |
via French manœuvre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | manœuvre | move, movement; operation, manoeuvre; manoeuvres |
| 2 | Old French | maneuvre | something done or crafted by hand |
| 3 | Latin | manuopera | work done by hand, handwork |
| 4 | Latin | manu | ablative singular of manus; by hand; with the... |
| 5 | Latin | manus | hand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | manus | hand |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | man- | human being; man; hand |