Where does “macassar” come from?

macassar (English) comes from English Makassar, from Portuguese Macáçar, from Portuguese -ar, from Old Portuguese -ar, from Latin -are, from Latin -o, from Proto-Italic -ōd, from Proto-Indo-European -éad.

macassar (English): A form of ebony from the tree Diospyros celebica

Definitions

  1. A form of ebony from the tree Diospyros celebica

Ancestry of “macassar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMakassara port city in Indonesia
2PortugueseMacáçar—
3Portuguese-arforms the impersonal infinitive of...
4Old Portuguese-ar—
5Latin-arepresent active infinitive of -ō; -āre;...
6Latin-oforms masculine agent nouns, positive and...
7Proto-Italic-ōd—
8Proto-Indo-European-éad—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éad →Every word from Portuguese -ar →Every word from Latin -o →