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Where does “mastos” come from?

mastos (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Ancient Greek μαστός — human breast, mamma; any round, breast shaped...

Ancestry of “mastos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμαστόςhuman breast, mamma; any round, breast shaped...

Words derived from “mastos”

  • mast
  • masthead
  • mainmast
  • foremast
  • topmast
  • masted
  • mizzenmast
  • foretopmast
  • maintopmast
  • mizenmast
  • mastless
  • neuromast
  • jiggermast
  • dismast
  • mastlike
  • masty
  • mastman
  • remast
  • foremastman
  • undermasted
  • mastful
  • unmast
  • overmast
  • demast
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