Where does “másculo” come from?
másculo (Portuguese) comes from Latin masculus, from Latin mās, from Proto-Nuristani *māsa, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mā́Has, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.
másculo (Portuguese): male
Ancestry of “másculo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | masculus | male, masculine; man, male |
| 2 | Latin | mās | — |
| 3 | Proto-Nuristani | *māsa | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | mā́Has | moon; month |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mḗh₁n̥s | moon; month |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁- | to measure |