Etymology of the English word mandarin
the English word
mandarinderived from the Spanish word
mandarínderived from the Portuguese word
mandarimderived from the Malay word
menteriderived from the Sanskrit word
mantrinderived from the Sanskrit word
mantriderived from the Sanskrit word
mantraḥderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*men-Date
The earliest known usage of mandarin in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
mandarinateCognates
Dutch
mandarijn, French
mandarin, French
mandarine, German
Mandarin, German
Mandarine, Icelandic
mandaríni, Icelandic
mandarína, Swedish
mandarinUsage
Word found in Modern English
