Where does “macassar oil” come from?
macassar oil (English) comes from English Macassar, from English Makassar, from Portuguese Macáçar, from Portuguese -ar, from Old Portuguese -ar, from Latin -are, from Latin -o, from Proto-Italic -ōd.
macassar oil (English): An oil, from the ylang ylang tree; A mixture,...
Definitions
- An oil, from the ylang ylang tree; A mixture,...
Ancestry of “macassar oil”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Macassar | a port city in Indonesia |
| 2 | English | Makassar | a port city in Indonesia |
| 3 | Portuguese | Macáçar | — |
| 4 | Portuguese | -ar | forms the impersonal infinitive of... |
| 5 | Old Portuguese | -ar | — |
| 6 | Latin | -are | present active infinitive of -ō; -āre;... |
| 7 | Latin | -o | forms masculine agent nouns, positive and... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -ōd | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -éad | — |