Etymology

manna

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Today it means: Food miraculously produced for the Israelites in the desert in the book of Exodus. Full definition →

Old English manna ← Late Latin manna ← Ancient Greek μᾰ́ννᾰ (mắnnă)
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manna · noun1

  1. Biblical Hebrewמָן (mān)
  2. Ancient Greekμᾰ́ννᾰ (mắnnă)
  3. Late Latinmanna
  4. Old Englishmanna
  5. English todaymanna

From Middle English, from Old English, from Late Latin manna, from Ancient Greek μάννα (mánna), from Hebrew מן (mān, “'manna”).

Manna · proper noun2

  1. Italian · borrowed fromManna
  2. English todayManna

Borrowed from Italian Manna. Possible etymologies include the feminine form of Manno, or a nickname or metonym based on manna (sense 1).

Manna · proper noun3

  1. Bengali · borrowed fromমান্না
  2. English todayManna

Borrowed from Bengali মান্না (Manna), a name used by the Mahishya agrarian caste.

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