Word origin
[1870–75; ‹ ML, LL: alter. (perh. by assoc. with
manus hand) of L
aquimināle, aquae mānāle ewer, equiv. to
aquae, gen. of
aqua water +
mānāle (or
manāle), perh. deriv. of
mānāre to flow, pour
]This word is first recorded in the period 1870–75. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: asymmetric, giveaway, linkage, upgrade, washout