Where does “emasculate” come from?
emasculate (English) comes from Medieval Latin ēmasculātus, from Medieval Latin ēmasculō, from Latin masculus, from Latin mās, from Proto-Nuristani *māsa, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mā́Has, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.
emasculate (English): Deprived of virility or vigor; unmanned, weak; To...
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- Deprived of virility or vigor; unmanned, weak; To...
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