Where does “macho” come from?
macho (Galician) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.
macho (Galician): male; stud; mule
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