Where does “machista” come from?

machista (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese macho, from Old Portuguese macho, from Latin Mārculus, from Latin Mārcus, from Latin Martīnus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos — adjectival suffix.

machista (Portuguese): male chauvinistic; male chauvinist

Definitions

  1. male chauvinistic; male chauvinist

Ancestry of “machista”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesemachomale; macho; manly; macho; manly man
2Old Portuguesemacho—
3LatinMārculussmall hammer, hammer
4LatinMārcus—
5LatinMartīnus—
6Latin-īnusof or pertaining to; -ine
7Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
8Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
9Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Latin -īnus →Every word from Latin Martīnus →