Where does “mâle” come from?
mâle (French) comes from Middle French masle, from Old French masle, from Vulgar Latin masclus, from Latin masculus, from Latin mās, from Proto-Nuristani *māsa, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mā́Has, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s — to measure.
mâle (French): male; manly
Definitions
- male; manly
Ancestry of “mâle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | masle | male |
| 2 | Old French | masle | male |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | masclus | Alternative form of masculus; male |
| 4 | Latin | masculus | male, masculine; man, male |
| 5 | Latin | mās | male |
| 6 | Proto-Nuristani | *māsa | moon |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | mā́Has | moon; month |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mḗh₁n̥s | moon; month |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁- | to measure |