English
mandible
Mandible comes from Late Latin mandibula ‘a jaw’, and goes back to Latin mandō ‘to chew, masticate’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmandō‘to chew, masticate’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEmandibula‘a jaw’
- Englishtodaymandible
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmandō‘to chew, masticate’
- Late Latinc. 200–600 CEmandibula‘a jaw’
- Englishtodaymandible
Linked words
through Latin mandō ‘to chew, masticate’
commander, mandatory, mandate, commodore, commend, commando, commandant, commandment, manger, mange, commandeer, 12 more
Today it means
noun The jaw or a jawbone, especially the lower jawbone in mammals and fishes.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin mandō / mandible