Where does “mascle” come from?
mascle (Middle English) comes from Old French mascle, from Latin mascula — inflection of māsculus: ## nominative/vocative...
Ancestry of “mascle”, step by step
mascle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French mascle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | mascle | — |
| 2 | Latin | mascula | inflection of māsculus: ## nominative/vocative... |
via Old French macle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | macle | — |