Where does “mandril” come from?
mandril (Portuguese) comes from Spanish mandril, from English mandrill, from English MAN, from Middle English man, from Old English mān, from Sanskrit महादेव, from Sanskrit महा, from Sanskrit महायान — to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel.
mandril (Portuguese): arbor; mandrel; bit; drill bit
Definitions
- arbor; mandrel; bit; drill bit
Ancestry of “mandril”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | mandril | mandrill |
| 2 | English | mandrill | A primate, Mandrillus sphinx, with colorful face... |
| 3 | English | MAN | Initialism of Metropolitan Area Network |
| 4 | Middle English | man | Typically singular, indefinite pronoun: one, you;... |
| 5 | Old English | mān | bad, criminal, false; shameful act; crime;... |
| 6 | Sanskrit | महादेव | — |
| 7 | Sanskrit | महा | combining form of महत्; buffalo; great, large,... |
| 8 | Sanskrit | महायान | — |
| 9 | Sanskrit | यान | carriage, vehicle, mode of transport; moving,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | yáHnam | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | yáHnam | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | yéh₂-nom | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | yeh₂- | to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel |