Where does “μασίς” come from?

μασίς (Greek) comes from French macis, from Middle French macis, from Old French macis, from Medieval Latin macis, from Latin macir, from Ancient Greek μάκιρ — macir, the fragrant resin of Ailanthus triphysa.

μασίς (Greek): mace

Definitions

  1. mace

Ancestry of “μασίς”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmacismace spice
2Middle Frenchmacis—
3Old Frenchmacismace spice
4Medieval Latinmacis—
5Latinmacira kind of red spicy bark brought from India
6Ancient Greekμάκιρmacir, the fragrant resin of Ailanthus triphysa
Every word from Ancient Greek μάκιρ →Every word from Latin macir →Every word from Medieval Latin macis →