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Where does “massacrer” come from?

massacrer (French) comes from Middle French massacrer, from Old French macecrer, from Vulgar Latin matteuculare, from Latin matteuca, from Latin mattia, from Latin mateola, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

massacrer (French): to massacre; to do something badly

Definitions

  1. to massacre; to do something badly

Ancestry of “massacrer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchmassacrer—
2Old Frenchmacecrer—
3Vulgar Latinmatteuculare—
4Latinmatteuca—
5Latinmattia—
6LatinmateolaThe meaning of this term is uncertain....
7Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
8Proto-Italic-olos—
9Proto-Italic-elos—
10Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
11Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “massacrer”

  • massacre
  • massacrer
  • massacree
  • massacrous
  • massacrest
  • massacrist
  • masacrar
  • masacre
  • massacro
  • massacrare
  • massacre
  • massacreur
  • massacreuse
  • massakrieren
  • Massaker
  • massacre
  • massacre
  • massakrere
  • massakrere
  • masacru
  • masaker
  • masaker
  • massacre
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