Where does “masca” come from?

masca (Old Provencal) comes from Medieval Latin masca, from Proto-Germanic *maskā.

Ancestry of “masca”, step by step

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

Words derived from “masca”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *maskā →Every word from Medieval Latin masca →
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