Where does “manipulable” come from?

manipulable (Spanish) comes from Spanish manipular, from Latin manipulus, from Latin manus, from Proto-Italic manus, from Proto-Indo-European man- — human being; man; hand.

manipulable (Spanish): manipulable, manipulatable

Definitions

  1. manipulable, manipulatable

Ancestry of “manipulable”, step by step

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