Where does “mangalloy” come from?
mangalloy (English) comes from English alloy, from Old French aloi, from Old French aloiier, from Latin alligō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en — in.
mangalloy (English): An alloy steel containing an average of around 13% manganese, known for its high impact strength and resistance to abrasion
Definitions
- An alloy steel containing an average of around 13% manganese, known for its high impact strength and resistance to abrasion
Ancestry of “mangalloy”, step by step
mangalloy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English alloy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | alloy | A metal that is a combination of two or more... |
| 2 | Old French | aloi | — |
| 3 | Old French | aloiier | assemble, join |
| 4 | Latin | alligō | to bind to, up or around something, tie, fetter, fasten; bandage |
| 5 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 6 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 7 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 8 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via English manganese
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | manganese | A metallic chemical element with an atomic... |
| 2 | French | manganèse | manganese |
| 3 | Italian | manganese | manganese |
| 4 | New Latin | magnēsium | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Μαγνησία | Magnesia |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |