Words that come from Ancient Greek “μάσταξ”

78 words across 20 languages descend from Ancient Greek μάσταξ — including mastectomy, mastoid, mastitis, mastic, masticatory, mastopexy, mastoiditis, sternomastoid.

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English (33)

Latin (9)

French (6)

Italian (6)

Ancient Greek (3)

Portuguese (3)

Catalan (2)

Old French (2)

Spanish (2)

Middle English (2)

Neapolitan (1)

Albanian (1)

Middle French (1)

Greek (1)

Friulian (1)

Macedonian (1)

Romanian (1)

Occitan (1)

Haitian Creole (1)

Late Latin (1)