dealer, monger in slaves or wares (to which he tries to give an appearance of greater value by adorning them)
çekim: çoğul mangōnēs · tamlayan mangōnis
köken: Uncertain; but perhaps an agent noun related to Ancient Greek μαγγανεύω (manganeúō, “enchant, use charms”) and secondarily “trick out, dress artificially”, from the noun μάγγανον (mánganon, “philtre, charm, means for bewitching others”). Buck suggests that Latin mangō is a loanword based (ultimately or otherwise) on the Greek noun. Alternatively, derived from manus (“hand”) via an unattested verb…