Where does “masculetum” come from?

masculetum (Latin) comes from Latin masculus, from Latin mās, from Proto-Nuristani *māsa, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mā́Has, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

masculetum (Latin): a place where male plants are planted

Definitions

  1. a place where male plants are planted

Ancestry of “masculetum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmasculusmale, masculine; man, male
2Latinmāsmale
3Proto-Nuristani*māsamoon
4Proto-Indo-Iranianmā́Hasmoon; month
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mā́Has →
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