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Where does “maktos” come from?

maktos (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ḱtós, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- — to raise, increase; long.

maktos (Proto-Italic): glorified, worshiped, honored, adored

Definitions

  1. glorified, worshiped, honored, adored

Ancestry of “maktos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanmh₂ḱtós—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ḱ-to raise, increase; long

Words derived from “maktos”

  • massacre
  • maze
  • mace
  • macho
  • machete
  • machismo
  • matador
  • mazy
  • maser
  • mashie
  • mazelike
  • matanza
  • mazer
  • macer
  • massacrer
  • massacree
  • reedmace
  • mazily
  • mazard
  • mashy
  • machoism
  • watermaze
  • maziness
  • hypermacho
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