English
mannerly
Mannerly comes from Middle English manerely ‘Courteously, urbanely’, from manere ‘characteristics, manner’, and ultimately from Proto-Italic *manus ‘hand’.
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*manus‘hand’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmanus‘hand’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEmanuarius‘of or pertaining to the hand’
- Late Latin, derivedc. 200–600 CEmanuāria
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400manere
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form‘characteristics, manner’
- Middle English, derivedc. 1150–1500manerely‘Courteously, urbanely’
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1590–1591mannerly
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*manus‘hand’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmanus‘hand’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEmanuarius‘of or pertaining to the hand’
- Late Latin, derivedc. 200–600 CEmanuāria
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400manere
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form‘characteristics, manner’
- Middle English, derivedc. 1150–1500manerely‘Courteously, urbanely’
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1590–1591mannerly
Earliest quotation: c. 1590–1591, William Shakespeare, The Two Gentlemen of Verona: “Lucetta, as thou lov'st me, let me have /…”
Formed from manner + -ly
Latin manus ‘hand’
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Vulgar Latin *manāria
Old French maniere
Anglo-Norman manere
Middle English manere ‘the usual practice or habit of someone’
English manner
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh₂- ‘to beckon, signal’
amaze, mastiff, commandery, 28 more
through Proto-Italic *manus ‘hand’
commander, mandate, commodore, commendation, commando, commandant, commandment, commandeer, 27 more
through Latin manus ‘hand’
main, manage, manual, manufacture, manipulation, manga, manifest, manus, mano, manacles, 27 more
Today it means
adj Having good manners; polite.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Italic *manus / mannerly