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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.

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

Definitions

  1. To twang repetitively; A twanging sound

Ancestry of “twangle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishLe—
2Frenchlébreadth, width; strip, length
3Frenchmoinemonk
4Middle Frenchmoinemonk
5Old Frenchmonie—
6Latinmonicus—

Words derived from “twangle”

  • twangler
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