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

Definitions

  1. to chew, devour

Ancestry of “manducare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinmanducoI chew, gnaw on, masticate; I eat; glutton
2LatinmandoI order, command; I put in hand; deliver over; I...
3LatindoI give; I offer, render; I yield, surrender,...
4Proto-Italicdidōgive
5Proto-Indo-Europeandédeh₃tito be giving
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti →Every word from Proto-Italic didō →