Where does “mâlement” come from?
mâlement (French) comes from French mâle, 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 — to measure.
mâlement (French): masculinely; virilely
Definitions
- masculinely; virilely
Ancestry of “mâlement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | mâle | male; manly |
| 2 | Middle French | masle | male |
| 3 | Old French | masle | male |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | masclus | Alternative form of masculus; male |
| 5 | Latin | masculus | male, masculine; man, male |
| 6 | Latin | mās | male |
| 7 | Proto-Nuristani | *māsa | moon |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | mā́Has | moon; month |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mḗh₁n̥s | moon; month |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁- | to measure |