Where does “Freemasonry” come from?
Freemasonry (English) comes from English Freemason, from English Mason, from Middle English masoun, from Anglo-Norman French machun, from Old French maçon, from Latin maciō, from Frankish makōn, from Proto-West Germanic -ōn — he, she.
Freemasonry (English): The institutions, precepts, and rites of the Freemasons
Definitions
- The institutions, precepts, and rites of the Freemasons
Ancestry of “Freemasonry”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Freemason | A member of the Free and Accepted Masons (sometimes entitled Ancient Free and Accepted Masons), an international fraternal and charitable organization |
| 2 | English | Mason | A Freemason |
| 3 | Middle English | masoun | — |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman French | machun | — |
| 5 | Old French | maçon | mason; builder |
| 6 | Latin | maciō | mason |
| 7 | Frankish | makōn | to build, make, work; to work, build, make; to... |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | -ōn | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 13 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |