Where does “macho” come from?

macho (Portuguese) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

macho (Portuguese): male; macho; manly; macho; manly man

Definitions

  1. male; macho; manly; macho; manly man

Ancestry of “macho”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesemacho—
2LatinMārculussmall hammer, hammer
3LatinMārcus—
4LatinMartīnus—
5Latin-īnusof or pertaining to; -ine
6Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
7Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
8Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “macho”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Latin -īnus →Every word from Latin Martīnus →