Where does “mascareta” come from?

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

mascareta (Catalan): mask

Definitions

  1. mask

Ancestry of “mascareta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanmàscaramask
2Medieval Latinmascaspecter, nightmare; mask; witch, hag
3Proto-Germanic*maskā—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *maskā →Every word from Medieval Latin masca →Every word from Catalan màscara →