Where does “mascher” come from?

mascher (Middle French) comes from Old French mascher, from Latin masticō, from Latin masticāre, from Ancient Greek μαστιχάω, from Ancient Greek μάσταξ — mouth, jaws, that with which one chews; mouthful,...

mascher (Middle French): to chew

Definitions

  1. to chew

Ancestry of “mascher”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmascherto chew
2Latinmasticōto chew
3Latinmasticāre—
4Ancient GreekμαστιχάωI grind the teeth
5Ancient Greekμάσταξmouth, jaws, that with which one chews; mouthful,...

Words derived from “mascher”

Every word from Ancient Greek μάσταξ →Every word from Ancient Greek μαστιχάω →Every word from Latin masticāre →