Etymology of the English word manille
the English word
manillederived from the French word
manillederived from the Spanish word
malilladerived from the Spanish word
maladerived from the Spanish word
maloderived from the Latin word
malus (apple tree; bad, evil, wicked; mast; beam; tall pole)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*mel-derived from the Spanish word
malaDate
The earliest known usage of manille in English dates from the 17th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
