Where does “mandibulă” come from?

mandibulă (Romanian) comes from French mandibule, from Late Latin mandibula, from Latin mandō, from Latin manus, from Proto-Italic manus, from Proto-Indo-European man- — human being; man; hand.

mandibulă (Romanian): mandible

Definitions

  1. mandible

Ancestry of “mandibulă”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmandibulemandible
2Late Latinmandibulajaw
3Latinmandōto order, command, enjoin
4Latinmanushand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting
5Proto-Italicmanushand
6Proto-Indo-Europeanman-human being; man; hand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European man- →Every word from Proto-Italic manus →Every word from Latin manus →