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Where does “mascolinamente” come from?

mascolinamente (Italian) comes from Italian mascolino, from Latin masculīnus, from Latin masculus, from Latin mās, from Proto-Nuristani *māsa, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mā́Has, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

mascolinamente (Italian): mannishly

Definitions

  1. mannishly

Ancestry of “mascolinamente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmascolinomasculine, male; mannish
2Latinmasculīnus—
3Latinmasculusmale, masculine; man, male
4Latinmās—
5Proto-Nuristani*māsa—
6Proto-Indo-Iranianmā́Hasmoon; month
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure
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