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Where does “macho dancer” come from?

macho dancer (English) comes from English MACHO, from Spanish macho, from Old Spanish maslo, from Vulgar Latin masclus, from Latin masculus, from Latin mās, from Proto-Nuristani *māsa, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mā́Has — to measure.

macho dancer (English): A male stripper who works in a strip club

Definitions

  1. A male stripper who works in a strip club

Ancestry of “macho dancer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMACHOInitialism of massive astrophysical compact halo...
2Spanishmachomale; strong, brave; sledgehammer
3Old Spanishmaslo—
4Vulgar LatinmasclusAlternative form of masculus; male
5Latinmasculusmale, masculine; man, male
6Latinmās—
7Proto-Nuristani*māsa—
8Proto-Indo-Iranianmā́Hasmoon; month
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
10Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure
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