Where does “maskee” come from?
maskee (English) comes from English mask, from Middle French masque, from Italian maschera, from Latin masca, from Proto-West Germanic *maskā, from Proto-Germanic maskwǭ, from Proto-Indo-European mozgo-, from Proto-Indo-European mezgʷ- — to knit, tie, make a loop; to knit, tie; to knit,...
maskee (English): A signal that is masked by another signal, for example in an audio recording
Definitions
- A signal that is masked by another signal, for example in an audio recording
Ancestry of “maskee”, step by step
maskee traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English mask
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mask | A cover, or partial cover, for the face, used for... |
| 2 | Middle French | masque | mask |
| 3 | Italian | maschera | mask; surface, fiction; cinema attendant |
| 4 | Latin | masca | witch, hag; spectre; nightmare; mask |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *maskā | mesh, net |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | maskwǭ | loop, knot; mesh, netting; mesh used as a filter,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mozgo- | netting, mesh, knot, loop |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mezgʷ- | to knit, tie, make a loop; to knit, tie; to knit,... |