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Where does “maisel” come from?

maisel (Old French) comes from Latin macellum, from Ancient Greek μάκελλον — enclosure; macellum, market.

maisel (Old French): carnage; massacre; destruction

Definitions

  1. carnage; massacre; destruction

Ancestry of “maisel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmacellumprovision-market; marketplace
2Ancient Greekμάκελλονenclosure; macellum, market
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