Where does “mandibula” come from?

mandibula (Late Latin) comes from Latin mandō, from Latin manus, from Proto-Italic manus, from Proto-Indo-European man- — human being; man; hand.

mandibula (Late Latin): jaw

Definitions

  1. jaw

Ancestry of “mandibula”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmandōto order, command, enjoin
2Latinmanushand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting
3Proto-Italicmanushand
4Proto-Indo-Europeanman-human being; man; hand

Words derived from “mandibula”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European man- →Every word from Proto-Italic manus →Every word from Latin manus →
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