Where does “maskulin” come from?
maskulin (German) comes from French masculin, from Italian maschile, from Spanish masculino, from Spanish -ismo, from French féminisme, from French -ïsme, from Latin -isma, from Latin -ismus — Creates action/result nouns from verb stems.
maskulin (German): masculine, manly; masculine, of or pertaining to...
Definitions
- masculine, manly; masculine, of or pertaining to...
Ancestry of “maskulin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | masculin | male; masculine |
| 2 | Italian | maschile | masculine, male; virile, manly; men's, boys' |
| 3 | Spanish | masculino | masculine, male |
| 4 | Spanish | -ismo | -ism |
| 5 | French | féminisme | feminism |
| 6 | French | -ïsme | -ism, variant of -isme following vowels |
| 7 | Latin | -isma | Alternative form of -ismus; -ism |
| 8 | Latin | -ismus | -ism |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -ισμός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | -μός | Forms abstract nouns |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -mós | Creates action/result nouns from verb stems |