manchester

manchester · noun¹

After the city of Manchester (England), once an important centre for the manufacture of cotton textile goods.

Manchester · proper noun²

1. Latin · derived fromcastra“camp”
2. Old English · derived fromċeaster“Roman fort”
3. Old English · inherited fromMameċeaster
4. English todayManchester

From Old English Mameċeaster, from the original Brythonic name represented by Imperial Latin Mamucium (maybe from a word related to Proto-Brythonic *mamm (“mother; female animal; womb”), in reference to a breast-shaped hill) and Old English ċeaster (“Roman fort”), from Latin castra (“camp”).

Words from the same roots

First known use, by meaning

• 16th–18th c. A type of cotton fabric, or a piece of clothing made from such fabric.
• from 20th c. Household linen, especially as a category of goods in a store.