Where does “almáciga” come from?

almáciga (Spanish) comes from Arabic مُصْطَكَى, from Ancient Greek μαστίχη, from Ancient Greek μαστιχάω, from Ancient Greek μάσταξ — mouth, jaws, that with which one chews; mouthful,...

almáciga (Spanish): seedbed

Definitions

  1. seedbed

Ancestry of “almáciga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicمُصْطَكَى
2Ancient Greekμαστίχηmastic
3Ancient GreekμαστιχάωI grind the teeth
4Ancient Greekμάσταξmouth, jaws, that with which one chews; mouthful,...

Words derived from “almáciga

Every word from Ancient Greek μάσταξEvery word from Ancient Greek μαστιχάωEvery word from Ancient Greek μαστίχη