Where does “masculino” come from?

masculino (Portuguese) comes from Latin masculīnus, 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.

masculino (Portuguese): masculine, male

Definitions

  1. masculine, male

Ancestry of “masculino”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmasculīnusmasculine, male of humans or animals
2Latinmasculusmale, masculine; man, male
3Latinmāsmale
4Proto-Nuristani*māsamoon
5Proto-Indo-Iranianmā́Hasmoon; month
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

Words derived from “masculino”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mā́Has →