Where does “массажистка” come from?
массажистка (Russian) comes from Russian массажи́ст, from Russian массаж, from French massage, from French masser, from Latin massa, from Ancient Greek μᾶζα, from Ancient Greek μάσσω, from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ǵyéti — to knead, stroke.
массажистка (Russian): masseuse, female masseur
Definitions
- masseuse, female masseur
Ancestry of “массажистка”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | массажи́ст | masseur |
| 2 | Russian | массаж | massage |
| 3 | French | massage | physical massage |
| 4 | French | masser | to massage |
| 5 | Latin | massa | mass, bulk; load, burden; dough |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μᾶζα | barley-bread or cake |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μάσσω | to handle, work with my hands, knead; to wipe |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mh₂ǵyéti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂ǵ- | to knead, stroke |