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Where does “menjable” come from?

menjable (Catalan) comes from Catalan menjar, from Vulgar Latin mandicare, from Latin manducāre, from Latin manducō, from Latin mandūcus, from Latin -ucus, from Azerbaijani uçmaq, from Old Anatolian Turkish اوچمق — to fly.

menjable (Catalan): edible

Definitions

  1. edible

Ancestry of “menjable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanmenjarto eat; food
2Vulgar Latinmandicare—
3Latinmanducāre—
4Latinmanducō—
5Latinmandūcus—
6Latin-ucusused to form the names of certain plants
7Azerbaijaniuçmaq—
8Old Anatolian Turkishاوچمق—
9Proto-Turkicuč-to fly

Words derived from “menjable”

  • immenjable
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