Where does “masculine” come from?
masculine (Romanian) comes from Romanian masculin, 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.
masculine (Romanian): feminine plural nominative of masculin; feminine...
Definitions
- feminine plural nominative of masculin; feminine...
Ancestry of “masculine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | masculin | masculine, manly; masculine |
| 2 | Latin | masculīnus | masculine, male of humans or animals |
| 3 | Latin | masculus | male, masculine; man, male |
| 4 | Latin | mās | male |
| 5 | Proto-Nuristani | *māsa | moon |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | mā́Has | moon; month |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mḗh₁n̥s | moon; month |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁- | to measure |