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
Ancestry of “mascotte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Occitan | mascòta | sortilege |
| 2 | Old Provencal | masca | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | masca | specter, nightmare; mask; witch, hag |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *maskā | — |
Words derived from “mascotte”