Where does “mascotita” come from?

mascotita (Spanish) comes from Spanish mascota, from French mascotte, from Occitan mascòta, from Old Provencal masca, from Medieval Latin masca, from Proto-Germanic *maskā.

Ancestry of “mascotita”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmascotapet; mascot
2Frenchmascottemascot
3Occitanmascòtasortilege
4Old Provencalmasca—
5Medieval Latinmascaspecter, nightmare; mask; witch, hag
6Proto-Germanic*maskā—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *maskā →Every word from Medieval Latin masca →Every word from Old Provencal masca →