English
manipular
Manipular comes from Latin manipulāris ‘maniple’, from manus ‘hand’, and ultimately from Proto-Italic *plēō ‘to fill’.
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*plēō‘to fill’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpleō‘fill’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEmanus‘hand’root of pleō
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEmanipulus‘a maniple (a double company of soldiers employed in the Roman legions between the Samnite…’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEmanipulāris‘maniple’
- Englishtodaymanipular
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*plēō‘to fill’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpleō‘fill’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEmanus‘hand’root of pleō
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEmanipulus‘a maniple (a double company of soldiers employed in the Roman legions between the Samnite…’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEmanipulāris‘maniple’
- Englishtodaymanipular
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- ‘to fill’
public, full, complete, plus, plenty, fill, poll, plain, folk, comply, ample, popularity, plural, amplitude, plethora, amplify, plenary, replenish, plenum, plebs, puri, volk, plebeian, fulsome, 72 more
through Proto-Italic *plēō ‘to fill’
people, popular, publication, publican, 14 more
through Latin pleō ‘fill’
supply, completion, implement, accomplish, supplement, complement, depletion, replete, deplete, 10 more
through Latin manus ‘hand’
main, manner, manage, manual, manufacture, manga, manifest, mano, manus, manacles, 27 more
Today it means
adj of or relating to a maniple (Roman army division)
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Italic *plēō / manipular