English
manifester
Manifester comes from Middle English manifestour ‘a manifester’, and goes back to manifesten ‘to distribute’.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500manifesten‘to distribute’
- Middle English, derivedc. 1150–1500manifestour‘a manifester’
- Englishtodaymanifester
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500manifesten‘to distribute’
- Middle English, derivedc. 1150–1500manifestour‘a manifester’
- Englishtodaymanifester
Equivalent to manifest + -er
Latin manus ‘hand’
Latin manifestus ‘caught in the act, plainly guilty’
Middle English manifest
English manifest
Every English word from Middle English manifesten
Today it means
noun One who or that which manifests.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English manifesten / manifester