Where does “manquer” come from?
manquer (French) comes from Italian mancare, from Vulgar Latin *mancāre, from Latin mancus, from Proto-Indo-European mank-.
manquer (French): to lack, to be lacking in; to be missed by/to be...
Definitions
- to lack, to be lacking in; to be missed by/to be...
Ancestry of “manquer”, step by step
manquer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian mancare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | mancare | to lack; to be lacking; to be missing, absent |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | *mancāre | — |
| 3 | Latin | mancus | maimed, crippled, handicapped, infirm; defective,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mank- | — |
via Latin manco
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | manco | dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of... |