Where does “mandarancio” come from?
mandarancio (Italian) comes from Italian arancio, from Italian arancia, from French Orange, from Spanish naranja, from Old Spanish naranja, from Arabic نَارَنْج, from Persian نارنگ, from Sanskrit नारङ्ग — date palm.
mandarancio (Italian): clementine
Definitions
- clementine
Ancestry of “mandarancio”, step by step
mandarancio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian arancio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | arancio | orange |
| 2 | Italian | arancia | orange |
| 3 | French | Orange | Orange |
| 4 | Spanish | naranja | orange; Pertaining to Ciudadanos, a Spanish... |
| 5 | Old Spanish | naranja | orange |
| 6 | Arabic | نَارَنْج | bitter orange |
| 7 | Persian | نارنگ | bitter orange |
| 8 | Sanskrit | नारङ्ग | the orange-tree; the juice of the pepper plant;... |
| 9 | Dravidian | dra | — |
| 10 | Proto-Dravidian | *cīntu | date palm |
via Italian mandarino
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | mandarino | mandarin; mandarin orange, mandarin; Mandarin,... |
| 2 | Portuguese | mandarim | mandarin; Mandarin |
| 3 | Malay | menteri | minister, vizier; minister, a politician who... |
| 4 | Hindi | मन्त्रि | — |
| 5 | Sanskrit | मन्त्रिन् | Minister, councilor, counselor, scholar |
| 6 | Sanskrit | मन्त्र | sacred text or speech; a prayer or song of praise... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *mántras | meditation, chanting |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |