English
Manchegan
Manchegan comes from Spanish manchego ‘of, from or relating to La Mancha’, and goes back to Mancha.
- Spanishc. 1500–presentMancha
- Andalusian Arabicc. 800–1600المنشاal Mansha
- Spanishc. 1500–presentmanchego‘of, from or relating to La Mancha’
- Englishearliest quotation 1755Manchegan
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Spanishc. 1500–presentMancha
- Andalusian Arabicc. 800–1600المنشاal Mansha
- Spanishc. 1500–presentmanchego‘of, from or relating to La Mancha’
- Englishearliest quotation 1755Manchegan
Earliest quotation: 1755, Miguel de Cervantes, Don Quixote: “Good heavens! where is the man, who can worthily…”
Formed from -an
Every English word from Spanish Mancha
Today it means
noun A native or inhabitant of the La Mancha region (formerly province) of Spain.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Spanish Mancha / Manchegan