Where does “freemason” come from?
freemason (English) comes 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, from Proto-Germanic -ōną — he, she.
freemason (English): A member of a guild of skilled itinerant masons...
Definitions
- A member of a guild of skilled itinerant masons...
Ancestry of “freemason”, step by step
freemason traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English mason
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mason | A bricklayer, one whose occupation is to build... |
| 2 | Middle English | masoun | — |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman French | machun | — |
| 4 | Old French | maçon | mason; builder |
| 5 | Latin | maciō | mason |
| 6 | Frankish | makōn | to build, make, work; to work, build, make; to... |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | -ōn | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 12 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |