Where does “mascota” come from?
mascota (Galician) comes from French mascotte, from Occitan mascòta, from Old Provencal masca, from Medieval Latin masca, from Proto-Germanic *maskā.
mascota (Galician): pet; mascot
Ancestry of “mascota”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | mascotte | mascot |
| 2 | Occitan | mascòta | sortilege |
| 3 | Old Provencal | masca | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | masca | specter, nightmare; mask; witch, hag |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *maskā | — |