English
manu militari
Manu militari comes from Latin manū mīlitārī ‘by force of arms’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmanū mīlitārī‘by force of arms’
- Englishearliest quotation 1916manu militari
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmanū mīlitārī‘by force of arms’
- Englishearliest quotation 1916manu militari
Earliest quotation: 1916, Bernard Miall, Belgians Under the German Eagle: “As they did not present themselves their addresses were…”
Every English word from Latin manū mīlitārī
Today it means
adv With military aid.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin manū mīlitārī / manu militari