English
mannerliness
Mannerliness comes from Middle English manerlynes.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500manerlynes
- Englishtodaymannerliness
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500manerlynes
- Englishtodaymannerliness
Formed from mannerly + -ness
Proto-Italic *manus ‘hand’
…
Late Latin manuāria
Anglo-Norman manere
Middle English manere ‘characteristics, manner’
Middle English manerely ‘Courteously, urbanely’
English mannerly
Every English word from Middle English manerlynes
Today it means
noun politeness, good manners
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English manerlynes / mannerliness