Where does “machicolleis” come from?

machicolleis (Old French) comes from Old Occitan machacol, from Old Occitan macar — to crush.

machicolleis (Old French): machicolation

Definitions

  1. machicolation

Ancestry of “machicolleis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Occitanmachacol—
2Old Occitanmacarto crush
Every word from Old Occitan macar →Every word from Old Occitan machacol →