Reconstruction:Latin/mancare

This Latin entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Latin

Etymology

From mancus (“lame, defective”) +‎ -āre (verb-forming suffix).

Verb

*mancāre

1. lack

Alternative reconstructions

• *mangāre

Descendants

• Italian: mancare
• → Albanian: mungoj
• →⇒ Proto-West Germanic: *mangalōn