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Etymology of the English word manner

the English word manner
derived from the Old French word maniere
derived from the Old French word manier
derived from the French word main
derived from the Latin word manus (hand; hand, fist; team)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *man-
derived from the Latin word manuaria
derived from the Late Latin word manuarius
derived from the Latin word manus (hand; hand, fist; team)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *man-

Date

The earliest known usage of manner in English dates from the 12th century.

Derivations in English

mannerism, mannered, mannerly

Cognates

Dutch manier, French manière, German Manier, Italian maniera, Lithuanian maniera, Norwegian mannér, Polish maniera, Portuguese maneira, Provençal maneira, Russian мaнepa, Spanish manera, Swedish maner

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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