'manager' originates from Italian, specifically the word 'maneggiare,' where 'maneggiare' meant 'to handle or control.'

'maneggiare' transformed into the French word 'managier,' and eventually became the modern English word 'manager' through Middle English.

Initially, it meant 'to handle or control,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'a person responsible for controlling or administering an organization or group of staff.'