mandrel

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromμαννοφόρον“wearing a collar”
2. Latin · derived frommamphur“a bow drill”
3. Vulgar Latin · derived from*mamphurinum
4. French · derived frommandrin
5. English todaymandrel

From French mandrin, probably from Vulgar Latin *mamphurinum, from Latin mamphur (“a bow drill”), ultimately from Oscan or Ancient Greek μαννοφόρον (mannophóron, “wearing a collar”), from μανά (maná, “collar”) + φέρω (phérō, “to bear”); first element cognate with Latin monile (“collar”).

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