Where does “manca” come from?

manca (Latin) comes from Latin mancus, from Proto-Indo-European mank-.

manca (Latin): nominative feminine singular of mancus;...

Definitions

  1. nominative feminine singular of mancus;...

Ancestry of “manca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmancusmaimed, crippled, handicapped, infirm; defective,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmank-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mank- →Every word from Latin mancus →