Where does “mocassin” come from?

mocassin (French) comes from Powhatan makasin, from Proto-Algonquian maxkeseni — moccasin, shoe.

mocassin (French): moccasin shoe

Definitions

  1. moccasin shoe

Ancestry of “mocassin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Powhatanmakasin—
2Proto-Algonquianmaxkesenimoccasin, shoe

Words derived from “mocassin”

Every word from Proto-Algonquian maxkeseni →Every word from Powhatan makasin →