Where does “masculus” come from?

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

masculus (Latin): male, masculine; man, male

Definitions

  1. male, masculine; man, male

Ancestry of “masculus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmāsmale
2Proto-Nuristani*māsamoon
3Proto-Indo-Iranianmā́Hasmoon; month
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

Words derived from “masculus”

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