Etymograph

English

mungaree

Mungaree comes from Italian mangiare ‘to eat’, from Latin mandūcus ‘glutton’, and ultimately from mandō ‘chew, eat, devour’.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmandō1‘chew, eat, devour’
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmandūcus1‘glutton’
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmanduco2as mandūcāre‘to chew, (coll.) eat’
  4. Old Frenchc. 842–1400mangier2‘to eat’
  5. Italianc. 1300–presentmangiare3‘to eat’
  6. Englishtodaymungaree3

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, Latin manduco
  2. 2 Wiktionary, Italian mangiare
  3. 3 Wiktionary, English mungaree

Earlier history uncertain. See Wiktionary.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmandōWiktionary, Latin manduco‘chew, eat, devour’
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmandūcusWiktionary, Latin manduco‘glutton’
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmanducoWiktionary, Italian mangiareas mandūcāre‘to chew, (coll.) eat’
  4. Old Frenchc. 842–1400mangierWiktionary, Italian mangiare‘to eat’
  5. Italianc. 1300–presentmangiareWiktionary, English mungaree‘to eat’
  6. EnglishtodaymungareeWiktionary, English mungaree

Linked words

through Latin mandō ‘chew, eat, devour’

commander, mandatory, mandate, commando, commend, commandant, commodore, commandment, mandible, mandibular, commandeer, 10 more

through Old French mangier ‘to eat’

manger, mange, 1 more

Today it means

noun food

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “mungaree”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entries for Latin manduco, Italian mangiare. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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