Where does “mandibular” come from?

mandibular (Romanian) comes from French mandibulaire, 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.

mandibular (Romanian): mandibular

Definitions

  1. mandibular

Ancestry of “mandibular”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmandibulairemandibular
2Frenchmandibulemandible
3Late Latinmandibulajaw
4Latinmandōto order, command, enjoin
5Latinmanushand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting
6Proto-Italicmanushand
7Proto-Indo-Europeanman-human being; man; hand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European man- →Every word from Proto-Italic manus →Every word from Latin manus →