Where does “macer” come from?
macer (English) comes from Middle English macer, from Anglo-Norman macer, from Old French mace, from Vulgar Latin mattia, from Latin mateola, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
macer (English): A mace bearer; specifically, an officer of a...
Definitions
- A mace bearer; specifically, an officer of a...
Ancestry of “macer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | macer | A macer; a mace-bearer; Alternative form of maser |
| 2 | Anglo-Norman | macer | — |
| 3 | Old French | mace | mace weapon |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | mattia | — |
| 5 | Latin | mateola | The meaning of this term is uncertain.... |
| 6 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |