Where does “mascoto” come from?

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

Ancestry of “mascoto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinmascaspecter, nightmare; mask; witch, hag
2Proto-Germanic*maskā

Words derived from “mascoto

Every word from Proto-Germanic *maskāEvery word from Medieval Latin masca
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