Where does “maciço” come from?

maciço (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese maciço, from Vulgar Latin *massīcius, from Latin massa, from Ancient Greek μᾶζα, from Ancient Greek μάσσω, from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ǵyéti, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ǵ- — to knead, stroke.

maciço (Portuguese): solid; mass; massive

Definitions

  1. solid; mass; massive

Ancestry of “maciço”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesemaciço
2Vulgar Latin*massīcius
3Latinmassamass, bulk; load, burden; dough
4Ancient Greekμᾶζαbarley-bread or cake
5Ancient Greekμάσσωto handle, work with my hands, knead; to wipe
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmh₂ǵyéti
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ǵ-to knead, stroke
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ǵyétiEvery word from Ancient Greek μάσσω