Where does “mastic” come from?

mastic (French) comes from Old French mastic, from Latin mastiche, from Ancient Greek μαστίχη, from Ancient Greek μαστιχάω, from Ancient Greek μάσταξ — mouth, jaws, that with which one chews; mouthful,...

mastic (French): mastic

Definitions

  1. mastic

Ancestry of “mastic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmastic—
2Latinmastichemastic, gum
3Ancient Greekμαστίχηmastic
4Ancient GreekμαστιχάωI grind the teeth
5Ancient Greekμάσταξmouth, jaws, that with which one chews; mouthful,...

Words derived from “mastic”

Every word from Ancient Greek μάσταξ →Every word from Ancient Greek μαστιχάω →Every word from Ancient Greek μαστίχη →