Where does “mascotte” come from?

mascotte (French) comes from Occitan mascòta, from Old Provencal masca, from Medieval Latin masca, from Proto-Germanic *maskā.

mascotte (French): mascot

Definitions

  1. mascot

Ancestry of “mascotte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Occitanmascòtasortilege
2Old Provencalmasca—
3Medieval Latinmascaspecter, nightmare; mask; witch, hag
4Proto-Germanic*maskā—

Words derived from “mascotte”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *maskā →Every word from Medieval Latin masca →Every word from Old Provencal masca →