Where does “mangelfull” come from?
mangelfull (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk mangel, from German mangel, from Middle High German mange, from Latin manganum, from Medieval Latin magnesia, from Ancient Greek Μαγνησία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
mangelfull (Norwegian Nynorsk): deficient; insufficient, inadequate
Definitions
- deficient; insufficient, inadequate
Ancestry of “mangelfull”, step by step
mangelfull traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk mangel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | mangel | a lack or shortage |
| 2 | German | mangel | inflection of mangeln: ## first-person singular... |
| 3 | Middle High German | mange | mangle |
| 4 | Latin | manganum | manganese; mangonel |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | magnesia | nominative/accusative/vocative plural of... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Μαγνησία | Magnesia |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |