Where does “masoness” come from?
masoness (English) comes from English Mason, from Middle English masoun, from Anglo-Norman French machun, from Old French maçon, from Latin maciō, from Frankish makōn, from Proto-West Germanic -ōn, from Proto-Germanic -ōną — he, she.
masoness (English): A female Freemason
Definitions
- A female Freemason
Ancestry of “masoness”, step by step
masoness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Mason
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Mason | A Freemason |
| 2 | Middle English | masoun | — |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman French | machun | — |
| 4 | Old French | maçon | mason; builder |
| 5 | Latin | maciō | mason |
| 6 | Frankish | makōn | to build, make, work; to work, build, make; to... |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | -ōn | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 12 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |