Where does “masco” come from?

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

masco (Occitan): witch

Definitions

  1. witch

Ancestry of “masco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Occitanmascawitch
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 masca →