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Where does “maceandus” come from?

maceandus (Latin) comes from Latin maceo, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- — to raise, increase; long.

Definitions

Ancestry of “maceandus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinmaceoI am lean or meagre
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ḱ-to raise, increase; long
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