Where does “masherdom” come from?
masherdom (English) comes from English masher, from English Mash, from English marsh, from Middle English merssh, from Middle English mere, from Old English mere, from Old English byriġ, from Old English burh.
masherdom (English): The world of mashers (fashionable men of the late Victorian era)
Definitions
- The world of mashers (fashionable men of the late Victorian era)
Ancestry of “masherdom”, step by step
masherdom traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English masher
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | masher | One who, or that which, mashes; A machine for... |
| 2 | English | Mash | A mass of mixed ingredients reduced to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure; a mass of anything in a soft pulpy state |
| 3 | English | marsh | An area of low, wet land, often with tall grass |
| 4 | Middle English | merssh | A region of marshland or damp meadowland |
| 5 | Middle English | mere | mare; mother; sea, lake |
| 6 | Old English | mere | lake; pool; sea |
| 7 | Old English | byriġ | — |
| 8 | Old English | burh | Alternative form of burg; fortress; hill |
| 9 | Old English | burg | city; town; a fortified place: stronghold, fort,... |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | burgz | fortification, stronghold; city |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰr̥ǵʰ- | — |
via English DOM
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | DOM | Initialism of date of marriage; Initialism of... |
| 2 | English | dominance | The state of being dominant; of prime importance;... |
| 3 | English | -ance | Added to an adjective or verb to form a noun... |
| 4 | Middle English | -aunce | Forms nouns indicating states or processes, usually from verbs or other nouns; -ance |
| 5 | Old French | -ance | ance (suffix used to form nouns) |
| 6 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 7 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |