Where does “mactatrix” come from?
mactatrix (Latin) comes from Latin mactator, from Latin mactō, from Latin mactus, from Proto-Italic maktos, from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ḱtós, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- — to raise, increase; long.
mactatrix (Latin): a murderess, a woman who slays
Definitions
- a murderess, a woman who slays
Ancestry of “mactatrix”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | mactator | slayer, murderer, slaughterer |
| 2 | Latin | mactō | — |
| 3 | Latin | mactus | glorified, worshiped, honored, adored |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | maktos | glorified, worshiped, honored, adored |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mh₂ḱtós | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂ḱ- | to raise, increase; long |