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Where does “macac” come from?

macac (Romanian) comes from Proto-Slavic macati, from Tagalog Makati, from Tagalog ma-, from Icelandic landi, from Icelandic land, from Old Norse land, from Proto-Germanic landą, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.

macac (Romanian): macaque

Definitions

  1. macaque

Ancestry of “macac”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmacati—
2TagalogMakati—
3Tagalogma-Used to form adjectives indicating a quality;...
4Icelandiclandithe people, general population; a fellow...
5Icelandiclandland, earth, ground; country; countryside,...
6Old Norselandland
7Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins
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