Manner
/ˈmæn.ər/noun
A way of doing, being, or behaving; a style or method.
Did you know?Manner comes through Old French from Latin *manus* (“hand”), which is why it originally meant something like “a way handled or practiced,” not just social behavior.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*man-
“hand”
Latin
Latin
manus
“hand”
Late Latin
Latin
manuaria
“something done by hand; a way of handling”
Old French
Old French
maniere
“way, method, fashion; conduct”
Middle English
English
manere
“way of doing something; behavior”
Modern English
English
manner
“a way of doing, being, or behaving”
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