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Where does “masonry” come from?

Masonry comes from Middle English masonrie, from Old French maçonerie, ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European mag- through Frankish makjo and Latin macio, denoting the craft of stone construction.

masonry (English): The art or occupation of a mason; The work or...

Definitions

  1. The art or occupation of a mason; The work or...

Ancestry of “masonry”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishmasonry—
2Old Frenchmaçonerie—
3EnglishmasonA bricklayer, one whose occupation is to build...
4Middle Englishmasoun—
5Anglo-Norman Frenchmachun—
6Old Frenchmaçonmason; builder
7Latinmaciō—
8Frankishmakōnto build, make, work; to work, build, make; to...
9Proto-West Germanic-ōnCreates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates...
10Proto-Germanic-ōnąCreates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates...
11Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
12Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
13Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
14Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “masonry”

  • stonemasonry
  • antimasonry
  • masonried
  • masonrylike
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