Where does “machismo” come from?

machismo (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.

machismo (Galician): male chauvinism, machismo, misogyny, sexism

Definitions

  1. male chauvinism, machismo, misogyny, sexism

Ancestry of “machismo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianmachomale; stud; mule
2Old Portuguesemacho—
3LatinMārculussmall hammer, hammer
4LatinMārcus—
5LatinMartīnus—
6Latin-īnusof or pertaining to; -ine
7Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
8Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
9Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Latin -īnus →Every word from Latin Martīnus →