Where does “mascoto” come from?

mascoto (Galician) comes from Occitan mascoto, from Medieval Latin masca, from Proto-Germanic *maskā.

mascoto (Galician): trick, fraud

Definitions

  1. trick, fraud

Ancestry of “mascoto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Occitanmascoto—
2Medieval Latinmascaspecter, nightmare; mask; witch, hag
3Proto-Germanic*maskā—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *maskā →Every word from Medieval Latin masca →Every word from Occitan mascoto →