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

  1. something thought to bring good luck; something,...

Ancestry of “mascot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmascottemascot
2Occitanmascòtasortilege
3Old Provencalmasca—
4Medieval Latinmascaspecter, nightmare; mask; witch, hag
5Proto-Germanic*maskā—

Words derived from “mascot”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *maskā →Every word from Medieval Latin masca →Every word from Old Provencal masca →