Where does “machihembrar” come from?

machihembrar (Spanish) comes from Spanish macho, from Old Spanish maslo, from Vulgar Latin masclus, from Latin masculus, from Latin mās, from Proto-Nuristani *māsa, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mā́Has, from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s — to measure.

machihembrar (Spanish): to dovetail

Definitions

to dovetail

Ancestry of “machihembrar”, step by step

machihembrar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish macho

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Spanish	macho	male; strong, brave; sledgehammer
2	Old Spanish	maslo	male
3	Vulgar Latin	masclus	Alternative form of masculus; male
4	Latin	masculus	male, masculine; man, male
5	Latin	mās	male
6	Proto-Nuristani	*māsa	moon
7	Proto-Indo-Iranian	mā́Has	moon; month
8	Proto-Indo-European	mḗh₁n̥s	moon; month
9	Proto-Indo-European	meh₁-	to measure

via Spanish hembra

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Spanish	hembra	female
2	Old Spanish	femna	female
3	Latin	fēmina	woman
4	Proto-Italic	fēmanā	woman
5	Proto-Indo-European	dʰeh₁-m̥n-eh₂	who sucks; one who is sucked; one who suckles;...
6	Proto-Indo-European	dʰeh₁(y)-	to suckle, nurse

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mḗh₁n̥s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mā́Has →