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Where does “maceo” come from?

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

maceo (Latin): I am lean or meagre

Definitions

  1. I am lean or meagre

Ancestry of “maceo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ḱ-to raise, increase; long

Words derived from “maceo”

  • maceans
  • maceaturus
  • maceatus
  • maceandus
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