mansuete

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/ˈmænswiːt/

adjective

tame; gentle

OriginLatin mānsuētus ← Proto-Indo-European *swe-dʰh₁-sḱ- ← Proto-Italic *manus →
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Meanings

adjectivemansuete (comparative more mansuete, superlative most mansuete)

comparative more mansuete · superlative most mansuete

  1. obsoletetame; gentle

    Domestick and mansuete Birds.

    1691, John Ray, The Wisdom of God Manifested in the Works of the Creation. […], London: […] Samuel Smith, […], →OCLC

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)meh₂-
  2. Proto-Italic*manus
  3. Latinmanus
  4. Proto-Indo-European*swé
  5. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*swe-dʰh₁-sḱ-
  7. Latinsuēscō
  8. Latinmānsuēscō
  9. Latinmānsuētus
  10. Englishmansuete

Borrowed from Latin mānsuētus.

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APA

mansuete. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mansuete

MLA

“mansuete.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mansuete. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mansuete,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mansuete.

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