Where does “manducate” come from?

manducate (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.

manducate (Latin): second-person plural present active imperative of...

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second-person plural present active imperative of...

Ancestry of “manducate”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
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

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti →Every word from Proto-Italic didō →