Where does “mastin” come from?
mastin (Old French) comes from Latin mansuetīnus, from Latin mānsuētus, from Latin mansuēscō, from Latin manus, from Proto-Italic manus, from Proto-Indo-European man- — human being; man; hand.
mastin (Old French): guard dog
Definitions
- guard dog
Ancestry of “mastin”, step by step
mastin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin mansuetīnus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | mansuetīnus | — |
| 2 | Latin | mānsuētus | tamed, tame |
| 3 | Latin | mansuēscō | to tame, render mild, gentle, or peaceable |
| 4 | Latin | manus | hand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | manus | hand |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | man- | human being; man; hand |
via Vulgar Latin mansuetinus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | mansuetinus | tamed |
| 2 | Classical Latin | mānsuētus | — |