Where does “mâchonnement” come from?

mâchonnement (French) comes from French mâchonner, from French mâcher, from Middle French mascher, from Old French mascher, from Latin masticō, from Latin masticāre, from Ancient Greek μαστιχάω, from Ancient Greek μάσταξ — mouth, jaws, that with which one chews; mouthful,...

mâchonnement (French): (the act of) chewing

Definitions

  1. (the act of) chewing

Ancestry of “mâchonnement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmâchonnerto chew
2Frenchmâcherto chew; to begin or prepare some work
3Middle Frenchmascherto chew
4Old Frenchmascherto chew
5Latinmasticōto chew
6Latinmasticāre
7Ancient GreekμαστιχάωI grind the teeth
8Ancient Greekμάσταξmouth, jaws, that with which one chews; mouthful,...
Every word from Ancient Greek μάσταξEvery word from Ancient Greek μαστιχάωEvery word from Latin masticāre