Where does “makeup” come from?
Makeup is a phrasal verb compound from English make up, itself derived from make and up, with origins tracing through Old English macian and Old English upp.
makeup (English): An item's composition; Cosmetics; colorants and...
Definitions
- An item's composition; Cosmetics; colorants and...
Ancestry of “makeup”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | maquillage | makeup |
| 2 | French | maquiller | to disguise, cover or apply makeup ; to dress up,... |
| 3 | Middle French | macquiller | to work, do |
| 4 | Old French | makier | to build, make |
| 5 | Old Dutch | macōn | to make, do |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | makōn | to build, work, make |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | makaz | fit, suitable, agreeable, comfortable |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | maǵ- | to oil, knead; to knead, oil |
Words derived from “makeup”