Where does “macys” come from?

macys (Middle English) comes from Middle French macis, from Old French macis, from Medieval Latin macis, from Latin macir, from Ancient Greek μάκιρ — macir, the fragrant resin of Ailanthus triphysa.

macys (Middle English): mace spice

Definitions

  1. mace spice

Ancestry of “macys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchmacis
2Old Frenchmacismace spice
3Medieval Latinmacis
4Latinmacira kind of red spicy bark brought from India
5Ancient Greekμάκιρmacir, the fragrant resin of Ailanthus triphysa

Words derived from “macys

Every word from Ancient Greek μάκιρ