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Manage

4 stages from Latin to English.

Today it means to be in charge of, control, or successfully handle something
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Stage 1 of 4
manus
Latin · ancient
"hand"
hand
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Stage 2 of 4
mano
Italian · medieval
"hand"
hand, from Latin manus, the root of maneggiare (to handle, to train horses)
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Stage 3 of 4
manege
French · 1500s
"the handling and training of horses"
adapted from Italian for the handling and training of horses
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Stage 4 of 4
manage
English · 1500s
"to handle or be in charge of something"
settled as the English word for handling or being in charge of something
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