Where does “ēmasculātus” come from?
ēmasculātus (Medieval Latin) comes from Medieval Latin ēmasculō, 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.
Ancestry of “ēmasculātus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Medieval Latin | ēmasculō | — |
| 2 | Latin | masculus | male, masculine; man, male |
| 3 | Latin | mās | — |
| 4 | Proto-Nuristani | *māsa | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | mā́Has | moon; month |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mḗh₁n̥s | moon; month |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁- | to measure |