Where does “antimakeup” come from?
antimakeup (English) comes from English makeup, from French maquillage, from French maquiller, from Middle French macquiller, from Old French makier, from Old Dutch macōn, from Proto-West Germanic makōn, from Proto-Germanic makaz — to oil, knead; to knead, oil.
antimakeup (English): Opposing the wearing of makeup
Definitions
- Opposing the wearing of makeup
Ancestry of “antimakeup”, step by step
antimakeup traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English makeup
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | makeup | An item's composition; Cosmetics; colorants and... |
| 2 | French | maquillage | makeup |
| 3 | French | maquiller | to disguise, cover or apply makeup (to); to dress up, to embellish |
| 4 | Middle French | macquiller | to work, do |
| 5 | Old French | makier | to build, make |
| 6 | Old Dutch | macōn | to make, do |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | makōn | to build, work, make |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | makaz | fit, suitable, agreeable, comfortable |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | maǵ- | to oil, knead; to knead, oil |