Etymograph

English

mandrin

Mandrin comes from French mandrin.

  1. Frenchc. 1600–presentmandrin1
  2. Englishtodaymandrin1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English mandrin

Lineage

  1. Frenchc. 1600–presentmandrinWiktionary, English mandrin
  2. EnglishtodaymandrinWiktionary, English mandrin

Today it means

noun A metal wire or stylet inserted into a flexible catheter to give it shape and firmness while passing through a hollow tubular structure.

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

Etymograph / French mandrin / mandrin