Where does “mangle” come from?
Mangle comes from Middle Dutch mangel, from Old French mahangler and mangonner, from Latin manganum, from Ancient Greek μάγγανον, ultimately from Μαγνησία, a region whose name gave rise to the suffix -ῐ́ᾱ.
mangle (English): To change, mutilate or disfigure by cutting,...
Definitions
- To change, mutilate or disfigure by cutting,...
Ancestry of “mangle”, step by step
mangle traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch mangel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | mangel | lack, deficiency |
| 2 | Dutch | mangelen | to lack |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | mangelen | — |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | mangel | — |
| 5 | Middle High German | mangel | — |
| 6 | Latin | manganum | manganese; mangonel |
| 7 | Medieval Latin | magnesia | nominative/accusative/vocative plural of... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Μαγνησία | Magnesia |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |
via Middle English mangelen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | mangelen | — |
| 2 | Old French | mangler | — |
| 3 | Old French | mangonner | to cut to pieces |
via Spanish mangle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | mangle | mangrove |