Where does “mastik” come from?

mastik (Middle English) comes from Old French mastic, from Latin mastiche, from Ancient Greek μαστίχη, from Ancient Greek μαστιχάω, from Ancient Greek μάσταξ — mouth, jaws, that with which one chews; mouthful,...

mastik (Middle English): The resin of the mastic tree; mastic; The mastic...

Definitions

  1. The resin of the mastic tree; mastic; The mastic...

Ancestry of “mastik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmastic—
2Latinmastichemastic, gum
3Ancient Greekμαστίχηmastic
4Ancient GreekμαστιχάωI grind the teeth
5Ancient Greekμάσταξmouth, jaws, that with which one chews; mouthful,...

Words derived from “mastik”

Every word from Ancient Greek μάσταξ →Every word from Ancient Greek μαστιχάω →Every word from Ancient Greek μαστίχη →