Where does “manciple” come from?
manciple (English) comes from Medieval Latin mancipiolum, from Latin mancipium, from Latin manceps, from Latin -ceps, from Old Latin -cipes, from Proto-Italic -kaputis, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput — to seize, hold.
manciple (English): A person in charge of purchasing and storing food...
Definitions
- A person in charge of purchasing and storing food...
Ancestry of “manciple”, step by step
manciple traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Medieval Latin mancipiolum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | mancipiolum | — |
| 2 | Latin | mancipium | The formal taking possession of goods bought;... |
| 3 | Latin | manceps | purchaser, renter; contractor, agent; surety,... |
| 4 | Latin | -ceps | -headed; -fold; -catcher |
| 5 | Old Latin | -cipes | "third declension"; Alternative form of -ceps;... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -kaputis | -headed |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kaput | head |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | káput | head |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kap- | to seize, hold |
via Middle English maunciple
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | maunciple | manciple (person in charge of storing food) |