Where does “macis” come from?

macis (French) comes from Middle French macis, from Old French macis, from Medieval Latin macis, from Latin macir, from Ancient Greek μάκιρ — macir, the fragrant resin of Ailanthus triphysa.

macis (French): mace spice

Definitions

  1. mace spice

Ancestry of “macis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchmacis—
2Old Frenchmacismace spice
3Medieval Latinmacis—
4Latinmacira kind of red spicy bark brought from India
5Ancient Greekμάκιρmacir, the fragrant resin of Ailanthus triphysa

Words derived from “macis”

Every word from Ancient Greek μάκιρ →Every word from Latin macir →Every word from Medieval Latin macis →