Where does “antimacassar” come from?
antimacassar (English) comes from English Macassar, from English Makassar, from Portuguese Macáçar, from Portuguese -ar, from Old Portuguese -ar, from Latin -are, from Latin -o, from Proto-Italic -ōd.
antimacassar (English): A cover for the back or arms of a chair or sofa,...
Definitions
- A cover for the back or arms of a chair or sofa,...
Ancestry of “antimacassar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Macassar | a port city in Indonesia |
| 2 | English | Makassar | a port city in Indonesia |
| 3 | Portuguese | Macáçar | — |
| 4 | Portuguese | -ar | forms the impersonal infinitive of... |
| 5 | Old Portuguese | -ar | — |
| 6 | Latin | -are | present active infinitive of -ō; -āre;... |
| 7 | Latin | -o | forms masculine agent nouns, positive and... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -ōd | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -éad | — |
Words derived from “antimacassar”