Where does “mastică” come from?

mastică (Romanian) comes from French mastiquer, from Latin masticāre, from Ancient Greek μαστιχάω, from Ancient Greek μάσταξ — mouth, jaws, that with which one chews; mouthful,...

mastică (Romanian): mastic

Definitions

  1. mastic

Ancestry of “mastică”, step by step

mastică traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French mastiquer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmastiquerto masticate
2Latinmasticāre—
3Ancient GreekμαστιχάωI grind the teeth
4Ancient Greekμάσταξmouth, jaws, that with which one chews; mouthful,...

via Ottoman Turkish ماستيقه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishماستيقه—

Words derived from “mastică”

Every word from Ancient Greek μάσταξ →Every word from Ancient Greek μαστιχάω →Every word from Latin masticāre →