Etymograph

English

mandelic

Mandelic comes from German Mandel ‘almond’, and goes back to Ancient Greek ἀμυγδάλη.

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἀμυγδάλη‘almond’
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEamygdala‘almond tree’
  3. Late Latinc. 200–600 CEamandula
  4. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*mandalā‘almond’reconstructed
  5. Old High Germanc. 750–1050mandala‘almond’
  6. Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350mandel
  7. Germanc. 1650–presentMandel‘almond’
  8. Englishtodaymandelic

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἀμυγδάλη‘almond’
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEamygdala‘almond tree’
  3. Late Latinc. 200–600 CEamandula
  4. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*mandalā‘almond’reconstructed
  5. Old High Germanc. 750–1050mandala‘almond’
  6. Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350mandel
  7. Germanc. 1650–presentMandel‘almond’
  8. Englishtodaymandelic

Linked words

through Latin amygdala ‘almond tree’

almond, amygdala, 7 more

Today it means

adj Of or pertaining to mandelic acid.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Ancient Greek ἀμυγδάλη / mandelic

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