Where does “masticatory” come from?

Masticatory derives from English -atory, tracing back through English -ory and -y to Proto-Indo-European men-, via Middle French -ie, Latin -ia, and Latin -ivus.

masticatory (English): Something chewed, originally as a medicine, now...

Definitions

  1. Something chewed, originally as a medicine, now...

Ancestry of “masticatory”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmasticōto chew
2Latinmasticāre—
3Ancient GreekμαστιχάωI grind the teeth
4Ancient Greekμάσταξmouth, jaws, that with which one chews; mouthful,...

Words derived from “masticatory”

Every word from Ancient Greek μάσταξ →Every word from Ancient Greek μαστιχάω →Every word from Latin masticāre →