English

mangenue

Blend of man + ingenue.

Proto-Germanic *mann- ‘human being, person, man’

Proto-West Germanic *mann ‘person’

Old English mann ‘human being, person, man’

Middle English man

English man

Latin ingenuus ‘ingenuous’

French ingénu ‘guileless’

French ingénue

Today it means

noun A young, inexperienced, guileless man or boy, especially in film and theater.

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

Etymograph / mangenue