Where does “mashie” come from?
mashie (English) comes from French massue, from Old French massüe, from Old French maçugue, from Vulgar Latin matteuca, from Vulgar Latin mattia, from Latin mateola, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
mashie (English): A metal-headed golf club with a moderate loft,...
Definitions
- A metal-headed golf club with a moderate loft,...
Ancestry of “mashie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | massue | club |
| 2 | Old French | massüe | — |
| 3 | Old French | maçugue | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | matteuca | — |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | mattia | — |
| 6 | Latin | mateola | The meaning of this term is uncertain.... |
| 7 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |