Where does “mansard” come from?
mansard (English) comes from French mansarde, from Latin amantius, from Latin amans, from Latin amō, from Latin Deus, from Latin dẹ̄vos, from Old Latin deivos, from Proto-Italic deiwos — to be bright; sky, heaven.
mansard (English): having two slopes on each side, the lower being...
Definitions
- having two slopes on each side, the lower being...
Ancestry of “mansard”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | mansarde | attic |
| 2 | Latin | amantius | comparative degree of amanter |
| 3 | Latin | amans | loving; being fond of, liking; being under... |
| 4 | Latin | amō | — |
| 5 | Latin | Deus | God |
| 6 | Latin | dẹ̄vos | — |
| 7 | Old Latin | deivos | god, deity |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | deiwos | god, deity |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | deywós | god |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dyew- | to be bright; sky, heaven |
Words derived from “mansard”