Where does “machete” come from?
machete (Galician) comes from Galician macho, from Old Portuguese macho, from Latin Mārculus, from Latin Mārcus, from Latin Martīnus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos — adjectival suffix.
machete (Galician): machete
Definitions
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Ancestry of “machete”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galician | macho | male; stud; mule |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | macho | — |
| 3 | Latin | Mārculus | small hammer, hammer |
| 4 | Latin | Mārcus | — |
| 5 | Latin | Martīnus | — |
| 6 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |