French word manger comes from Latin manus, and later Old French mengier (Food; nourishment To eat (consume food).)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| manus | Latin (lat) | (figuratively) bravery, valor. (figuratively) violence, fighting. (legal) an arrest. (legal) legal power of a man over his wife. (military, nautical) grappling hooks used to snare enemy vessels. A side, part, faction. A stake (in dice). A thrust with a sword. Branch of a tree. Group of people. Group, company, host, multitude of people, especially of soldiers. Hand. Handwriting. Labor. Paw of [...] |
| mandare | Latin (lat) | |
| manducare | Latin (lat) | |
| manducāre | Late Latin (LL) | |
| mandūcāre | Late Latin (LL) | |
| manducare | Late Latin (LL) | |
| mangier | Old French (fro) | |
| mengier | Old French (fro) | Food; nourishment To eat (consume food). |
| manger | Middle French (frm) | Food (comestible solids) To eat (consume food). |
| manger | French (fr) | Food, foodstuff. (intransitive) to eat. (transitive) to eat. |