mamphur

Latin

Etymology

Maybe from Oscan, from a Proto-Indo-European root common with Lithuanian mentùris (“cooking beater”), Polish mątew (“beater”) and maybe German Mandel (“quantity of 15”)[1].

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈmam.pʰur/, [ˈmam.pʰʊr]

Noun

mamphur

bow drill

Declension

Attested only in Sextus Pompeius Festus, of unknown gender and declension.

Descendants

Italian: manfano

References

mamphur in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
mamphur in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Walde, Alois; Hofmann, Johann Baptist (1954), “mamphur”, in Lateinisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 2, 3rd edition, Heidelberg: Carl Winter, page 22

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