Etymology

managerial

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Today it means: Of or relating to a manager or management; involving management-like duties. Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English manager ← Middle English *manage
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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. Englishmanager
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  12. English todaymanagerial

From manager + -ial.

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