Where does “mandil” come from?

mandil (English) comes from Arabic مَنْدِيل, from Greek μανδίλιον, from Latin mantēlium, from Latin mantēle — cloth to wipe hands or mouth, towel, napkin.

mandil (English): A turban; cloth used to make a turban

Definitions

  1. A turban; cloth used to make a turban

Ancestry of “mandil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicمَنْدِيلcloth put around things; sash; turban cloth;...
2Greekμανδίλιον—
3Latinmantēlium—
4Latinmantēlecloth to wipe hands or mouth, towel, napkin
Every word from Latin mantēle →Every word from Latin mantēlium →Every word from Greek μανδίλιον →