Where does “mandibular” come from?

Mandibular comes from Latin mandibula, derived from Latin mandi- and -bula, ultimately tracing through Latin manus and Proto-Indo-European men-, man-, and deh₃- meaning to chew or give.

mandibular (English): Of or pertaining to the mandible

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to the mandible

Ancestry of “mandibular”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmandibulajaw
2Latinmandōto order, command, enjoin
3Latinmanushand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting
4Proto-Italicmanushand
5Proto-Indo-Europeanman-human being; man; hand

Words derived from “mandibular

Every word from Proto-Indo-European man-