Where does “maschera” come from?
maschera (Italian) comes from Latin masca, from Proto-West Germanic *maskā, from Proto-Germanic maskwǭ, from Proto-Indo-European mozgo-, from Proto-Indo-European mezgʷ- — to knit, tie, make a loop; to knit, tie; to knit,...
maschera (Italian): mask; surface, fiction; cinema attendant
Definitions
- mask; surface, fiction; cinema attendant
Ancestry of “maschera”, step by step
maschera traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin masca
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | masca | witch, hag; spectre; nightmare; mask |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *maskā | mesh, net |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | maskwǭ | loop, knot; mesh, netting; mesh used as a filter,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mozgo- | netting, mesh, knot, loop |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mezgʷ- | to knit, tie, make a loop; to knit, tie; to knit,... |
via Medieval Latin masca
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | masca | specter, nightmare; mask; witch, hag |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *maskā | — |
via Late Latin mascara
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | mascara | — |