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Where does “antimacho” come from?

antimacho (English) comes from English MACHO, from Spanish macho, from Old Spanish maslo, from Vulgar Latin masclus, from Latin masculus, from Latin mās, from Proto-Nuristani *māsa, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mā́Has — to measure.

antimacho (English): Opposing what is macho

Definitions

  1. Opposing what is macho

Ancestry of “antimacho”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMACHOInitialism of massive astrophysical compact halo...
2Spanishmachomale; strong, brave; sledgehammer
3Old Spanishmaslo—
4Vulgar LatinmasclusAlternative form of masculus; male
5Latinmasculusmale, masculine; man, male
6Latinmās—
7Proto-Nuristani*māsa—
8Proto-Indo-Iranianmā́Hasmoon; month
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
10Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure
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