Where does “masculīnus” come from?

masculīnus (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.

masculīnus (Latin): masculine, male of humans or animals

Definitions

  1. masculine, male of humans or animals

Ancestry of “masculīnus”, 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

Words derived from “masculīnus

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥sEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mā́Has