Where does “mazela” come from?

mazela (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese mazela, from Latin macella, from Ancient Greek Μάκελλα — mattock, pick, used for digging or breaking up.

mazela (Portuguese): wound; blemish

Definitions

  1. wound; blemish

Ancestry of “mazela”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesemazela—
2Latinmacellanominative feminine singular of macellus;...
3Ancient GreekΜάκελλαmattock, pick, used for digging or breaking up
Every word from Ancient Greek Μάκελλα →Every word from Latin macella →Every word from Old Portuguese mazela →