Where does “mâchonner” come from?

mâchonner (French) comes 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,...

mâchonner (French): to chew

Definitions

  1. to chew

Ancestry of “mâchonner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmâcherto chew; to begin or prepare some work
2Middle Frenchmascherto chew
3Old Frenchmascherto chew
4Latinmasticōto chew
5Latinmasticāre
6Ancient GreekμαστιχάωI grind the teeth
7Ancient Greekμάσταξmouth, jaws, that with which one chews; mouthful,...

Words derived from “mâchonner

Every word from Ancient Greek μάσταξEvery word from Ancient Greek μαστιχάωEvery word from Latin masticāre
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