Where does “masseto” come from?

masseto (Italian) comes from Italian -eto, from Latin -ētum — used to form nouns from certain plant or tree names to denote a place where the species grows or is made to grow; grove, thicket, woods; orchard, plantation, -yard, garden.

masseto (Italian): rocky land

Definitions

  1. rocky land

Ancestry of “masseto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italian-etowood, forest; orchard, grove, plantation; bed,...
2Latin-ētumused to form nouns from certain plant or tree names to denote a place where the species grows or is made to grow; grove, thicket, woods; orchard, plantation, -yard, garden
Every word from Latin -ētum →Every word from Italian -eto →