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Where does “maçonnerie” come from?

maçonnerie (French) comes from French maçon, from Middle French maçon, from Old French maçon, from Latin maciō, from Frankish makōn, from Proto-West Germanic -ōn, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti — he, she.

maçonnerie (French): Masonry: the art, profession, work, or product of...

Definitions

  1. Masonry: the art, profession, work, or product of...

Ancestry of “maçonnerie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmaçonmason, stonemason; builder; Mason, Freemason
2Middle Frenchmaçonmason; builder
3Old Frenchmaçonmason; builder
4Latinmaciō—
5Frankishmakōnto build, make, work; to work, build, make; to...
6Proto-West Germanic-ōnCreates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates...
7Proto-Germanic-ōnąCreates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates...
8Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
9Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
11Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “maçonnerie”

  • maçonaria
  • antimaçonaria
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