mano-comb. form
Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly; see e.g.
manostat n.Origin: Either (i) formed within English, by conversion. Or (ii) a borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: manometer n., manoscope n., Greek μανός.
Etymology: < mano- (in manometer n. and manoscope n.) or its ultimate etymon ancient Greek μανός loose or open in texture, rare, sparse.English formations are found sporadically from the 18th cent. French mano- is first attested in manomètre (1706), and in subsequent formations from the late 18th cent.; it is not always possible to determine whether English words in mano- were borrowed < French or created independently: see the entries for individual words for details. Other languages borrow words in this element from either French or English.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online December 2018).