Where does “masca” come from?

masca (Occitan) comes from Old Occitan mascoto, from Medieval Latin masca, from Proto-Germanic *maskā.

masca (Occitan): witch; mask

Definitions

  1. witch; mask

Ancestry of “masca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Occitanmascotosortilege
2Medieval Latinmascaspecter, nightmare; mask; witch, hag
3Proto-Germanic*maskā—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *maskā →Every word from Medieval Latin masca →Every word from Old Occitan mascoto →