Etymology

manager

man·a·ger
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Today it means: A person whose job is to manage something, such as a business, a restaurant, or a sports team. Full definition →

English manage ← Middle English *manage ← Old French manege
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)meh₂-
  2. Proto-Italic*manus
  3. Latinmanus
  4. Vulgar Latin*manizāre
  5. Old Italianmaneggiareder.?
  6. Old Frenchmanege
  7. Middle English*manage
  8. Englishmanage
  9. English todaymanager

From manage + -er.

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