Where does “meastic” come from?

meastic (Aromanian) comes from Latin masticō, from Latin masticāre, from Ancient Greek μαστιχάω, from Ancient Greek μάσταξ — mouth, jaws, that with which one chews; mouthful,...

meastic (Aromanian): I mix; I chew

Definitions

  1. I mix; I chew

Ancestry of “meastic”, step by step

meastic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin masticō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmasticōto chew
2Latinmasticāre
3Ancient GreekμαστιχάωI grind the teeth
4Ancient Greekμάσταξmouth, jaws, that with which one chews; mouthful,...

via Vulgar Latin mixticare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinmixticarepresent active infinitive of *mixticō;...
2Latinmixtusmixed, having been mixed
3Latinmiscēre

Words derived from “meastic

Every word from Ancient Greek μάσταξEvery word from Ancient Greek μαστιχάωEvery word from Latin masticāre