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Where does “manna” come from?

Manna comes from Late Latin manna, from Ancient Greek μάννα, from Hebrew מן, of unknown origin.

manna (English): Food miraculously produced for the Israelites in...

Definitions

  1. Food miraculously produced for the Israelites in...

Ancestry of “manna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmannamanna
2Latinmannamanna
3Ancient Greekμάνναmanna
4HebrewמןAlternative form of מִ־; manna

Words derived from “manna”

  • mannitol
  • mannose
  • mannosyl
  • mannosylated
  • oligomannose
  • mannosyltransferase
  • mannosylation
  • mannagrass
  • trimannose
  • mannalike
  • demannosylation
  • tetramannose
  • manna croup
  • paucimannose
  • hypermannosylation
  • manniferous
  • hexaacetylmannitol
  • nitromannitol
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