Where does “manca” come from?
manca (Catalan) comes from Catalan mancar, from Italian mancare, from Vulgar Latin *mancāre, from Latin mancus, from Proto-Indo-European mank-.
manca (Catalan): lack; absence; feminine singular of manc;...
Definitions
- lack; absence; feminine singular of manc;...
Ancestry of “manca”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Catalan | mancar | to be lacking; to be false to, to fail, to go... |
| 2 | Italian | mancare | to lack; to be lacking; to be missing, absent |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | *mancāre | — |
| 4 | Latin | mancus | maimed, crippled, handicapped, infirm; defective,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mank- | — |