Where does “마스코트” come from?

마스코트 (Korean) comes from English mascot, from French mascotte, from Occitan mascòta, from Old Provencal masca, from Medieval Latin masca, from Proto-Germanic *maskā.

마스코트 (Korean): mascot

Definitions

  1. mascot

Ancestry of “마스코트”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmascotsomething thought to bring good luck; something,...
2Frenchmascottemascot
3Occitanmascòtasortilege
4Old Provencalmasca—
5Medieval Latinmascaspecter, nightmare; mask; witch, hag
6Proto-Germanic*maskā—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *maskā →Every word from Medieval Latin masca →Every word from Old Provencal masca →