Where does “twangle” come from?

twangle (English) comes from English Le, from French lé, from French moine, from Middle French moine, from Old French monie, from Latin monicus — sporadically attested in early Christian inscriptions from Gaul.

twangle (English): To twang repetitively; A twanging sound

Definitions

  1. To twang repetitively; A twanging sound

Ancestry of “twangle”, step by step

twangle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Le

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishLethe
2Frenchbreadth, width; strip, length
3Frenchmoinemonk
4Middle Frenchmoinemonk
5Old Frenchmoniemonk
6Latinmonicussporadically attested in early Christian inscriptions from Gaul

via English twang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtwangThe sharp, quick sound of a vibrating tight...

Words derived from “twangle

Every word from Latin monicus
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