Where does “massacrest” come from?
massacrest (English) comes from English massacre, from Middle French massacre, from Old French macecrer, from Vulgar Latin matteuculare, from Latin matteuca, from Latin mattia, from Latin mateola, from Latin -ulus — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
massacrest (English): second-person singular simple present form of...
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- second-person singular simple present form of...
Ancestry of “massacrest”, step by step
massacrest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English massacre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | massacre | The killing of a considerable number where... |
| 2 | Middle French | massacre | massacre |
| 3 | Old French | macecrer | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | matteuculare | — |
| 5 | Latin | matteuca | club (heavy object) |
| 6 | Latin | mattia | — |
| 7 | Latin | mateola | The meaning of this term is uncertain.... |
| 8 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
via English Est
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Est | established |
| 2 | Middle English | este | grace, est, favour; pleasure, enjoyment, fun;... |
| 3 | Old English | ēst | will, consent, favour, grace, liberality,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *ansti | favour |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | anstiz | favour, affection |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | unnaną | to grant, bestow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ān- | to notice; face, mouth |