Where does “mascot” come from?
Mascot comes from French mascotte, from Occitan mascoto, from Occitan masca, from Old Occitan masca, from Medieval Latin masca.
mascot (English): something thought to bring good luck; something,...
Definitions
- something thought to bring good luck; something,...
Ancestry of “mascot”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | mascotte | mascot |
| 2 | Occitan | mascòta | sortilege |
| 3 | Old Provencal | masca | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | masca | specter, nightmare; mask; witch, hag |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *maskā | — |
Words derived from “mascot”