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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
1Frenchmacis—
2Middle Frenchmacis—
3Old Frenchmacis—
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 →