Where does “massacreuse” come from?
massacreuse (French) comes from French massacrer, from Middle French massacrer, from Old French macecrer, from Vulgar Latin matteuculare, from Latin matteuca, from Latin mattia, from Latin mateola, from Latin -ulus — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
massacreuse (French): female equivalent of massacreur
Definitions
- female equivalent of massacreur
Ancestry of “massacreuse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | massacrer | to massacre; to do something badly |
| 2 | Middle French | massacrer | — |
| 3 | Old French | macecrer | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | matteuculare | — |
| 5 | Latin | matteuca | club (heavy object) |
| 6 | Latin | mattia | — |
| 7 | Latin | mateola | The meaning of this term is uncertain.... |
| 8 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |