Etymology of the English word mandible
the English word
mandiblederived from the Latin word
mandare (entrust, commit to one's charge, deliver over)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*man-derived from the Old French word
mandiblederived from the Latin word
mandibula (jaw)
derived from the Latin word
mandere (chew, champ, masticate)
Date
The earliest known usage of mandible in English dates from the 16th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
