Where does “mastí” come from?

mastí (Catalan) comes from Old French mastin, from Latin mansuetīnus, from Latin mānsuētus, from Latin mansuēscō, from Latin manus, from Proto-Italic manus, from Proto-Indo-European man- — human being; man; hand.

mastí (Catalan): mastiff

Definitions

  1. mastiff

Ancestry of “mastí”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmastinguard dog
2Latinmansuetīnus—
3Latinmānsuētustamed, tame
4Latinmansuēscōto tame, render mild, gentle, or peaceable
5Latinmanushand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting
6Proto-Italicmanushand
7Proto-Indo-Europeanman-human being; man; hand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European man- →Every word from Proto-Italic manus →Every word from Latin manus →