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Where does “machicoller” come from?
machicoller (Old French) comes from Old Occitan machacol, from Old Occitan macar — to crush.
Ancestry of “machicoller”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Old Occitan
machacol
—
2
Old Occitan
macar
to crush
Words derived from “machicoller”
machicolated
machicolate
machicolare
machicolatus
unmachicolated
Every word from Old Occitan macar →
Every word from Old Occitan machacol →