Where does “mascarade” come from?
mascarade (English) comes from English masquerade, from Middle French mascarade, from Italian mascherata, from Italian maschera, from Latin masca, from Proto-West Germanic *maskā, from Proto-Germanic maskwǭ, from Proto-Indo-European mozgo- — to knit, tie, make a loop; to knit, tie; to knit,...
mascarade (English): Alternative form of masquerade
Definitions
- Alternative form of masquerade
Ancestry of “mascarade”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | masquerade | An assembly or party of people wearing masks and... |
| 2 | Middle French | mascarade | — |
| 3 | Italian | mascherata | masquerade; feminine singular of mascherato |
| 4 | Italian | maschera | mask; surface, fiction; cinema attendant |
| 5 | Latin | masca | witch, hag; spectre; nightmare; mask |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *maskā | mesh, net |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | maskwǭ | loop, knot; mesh, netting; mesh used as a filter,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mozgo- | netting, mesh, knot, loop |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mezgʷ- | to knit, tie, make a loop; to knit, tie; to knit,... |