Where does “manducare” come from?
manducare (Late Latin) comes from Latin manduco, from Latin mando, from Latin do, from Proto-Italic didō, from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.
manducare (Late Latin): to chew, devour
Ancestry of “manducare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | manduco | I chew, gnaw on, masticate; I eat; glutton |
| 2 | Latin | mando | I order, command; I put in hand; deliver over; I... |
| 3 | Latin | do | I give; I offer, render; I yield, surrender,... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | didō | give |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dédeh₃ti | to be giving |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |
Words derived from “manducare”