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Where does “màscara” come from?

màscara (Catalan) comes from Medieval Latin masca, from Proto-Germanic *maskā.

màscara (Catalan): mask

Definitions

  1. mask

Ancestry of “màscara”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinmascaspecter, nightmare; mask; witch, hag
2Proto-Germanic*maskā—

Words derived from “màscara”

  • emmascarar
Every word from Proto-Germanic *maskā →