English word manure comes from Latin manus, Latin operari, and later Old French manovrer (To make; to create. To work, especially manual work.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| manus | Latin (lat) | (Old Latin) good (figuratively) bravery, valor. (figuratively) violence, fighting. (legal) an arrest. (legal) legal power of a man over his wife. (military, nautical) grappling hooks used to snare enemy vessels. A side, part, faction. A stake (in dice). A thrust with a sword. Branch of a tree. Group of people. Group, company, host, multitude of people, especially of soldiers. Hand. [...] |
| operari | Latin (lat) | |
| manovrer | Old French (fro) | To make; to create. To work, especially manual work. |
| manuren | Middle English (enm) | |
| manure | English (en) | To apply manure (as fertilizer or soil improver).. To cultivate by manual labor; to till; hence, to develop by culture. (euphemism) Rubbish; nonsense; bullshit.. Animal excrement, especially that of common domestic farm animals and when used as fertilizer. Generally speaking, from cows, horses, sheep, pigs and chickens.. Any fertilizing substance, whether of animal origin or not. |