Where does “monomât” come from?

monomât (French) comes from French mât, from Middle French mast, from Old French mast, from Latin mastus, from Frankish mast, from Proto-Germanic mastaz, from Proto-Indo-European mazdos — pole, mast; plank, board, flooring; perch, pole,...

monomât (French): single-masted

Definitions

  1. single-masted

Ancestry of “monomât”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmâtmast; flagstaff
2Middle Frenchmastmast structure found on watercraft
3Old Frenchmastmast structure found on watercraft
4Latinmastusship mast
5Frankishmastship mast; mast
6Proto-Germanicmastazrod, pole, perch; bar, plank; mast
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmazdospole, mast; plank, board, flooring; perch, pole,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mazdosEvery word from Proto-Germanic mastazEvery word from Frankish mast