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

  1. lack; absence; feminine singular of manc;...

Ancestry of “manca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanmancarto be lacking; to be false to, to fail, to go...
2Italianmancareto lack; to be lacking; to be missing, absent
3Vulgar Latin*mancāre
4Latinmancusmaimed, crippled, handicapped, infirm; defective,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmank-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mank-Every word from Latin mancusEvery word from Vulgar Latin *mancāre