Where does “gynecomastic” come from?

gynecomastic (English) comes from English mastic, from Middle English mastik, from Old French mastic, from Latin mastiche, from Ancient Greek μαστίχη, from Ancient Greek μαστιχάω, from Ancient Greek μάσταξ — mouth, jaws, that with which one chews; mouthful,...

gynecomastic (English): Of, relating to, or affected by gynecomastia

Definitions

  1. Of, relating to, or affected by gynecomastia

Ancestry of “gynecomastic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmasticAn evergreen shrub or small tree, "Pistacia...
2Middle EnglishmastikThe resin of the mastic tree; mastic; The mastic...
3Old Frenchmastic
4Latinmastichemastic, gum
5Ancient Greekμαστίχηmastic
6Ancient GreekμαστιχάωI grind the teeth
7Ancient Greekμάσταξmouth, jaws, that with which one chews; mouthful,...
Every word from Ancient Greek μάσταξEvery word from Ancient Greek μαστιχάωEvery word from Ancient Greek μαστίχη
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