Where does “manda” come from?
manda (French) comes from French mander, from Old French mander, from Latin mandō, from Latin manus, from Proto-Italic manus, from Proto-Indo-European man- — human being; man; hand.
manda (French): third-person singular past historic of mander
Definitions
- third-person singular past historic of mander
Ancestry of “manda”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | mander | to command, summon; to inform, to send news of |
| 2 | Old French | mander | to command; to order |
| 3 | Latin | mandō | — |
| 4 | Latin | manus | hand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | manus | hand |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | man- | human being; man; hand |