Where does “masca” come from?
masca (Latin) comes from Proto-West Germanic *maskā, from Proto-Germanic maskwǭ, from Proto-Indo-European mozgo-, from Proto-Indo-European mezgʷ- — to knit, tie, make a loop; to knit, tie; to knit,...
masca (Latin): witch, hag; spectre; nightmare; mask
Definitions
- witch, hag; spectre; nightmare; mask
Ancestry of “masca”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *maskā | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | maskwǭ | loop, knot; mesh, netting; mesh used as a filter,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | mozgo- | netting, mesh, knot, loop |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mezgʷ- | to knit, tie, make a loop; to knit, tie; to knit,... |
Words derived from “masca”