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Where does “mazar” come from?

mazar (Spanish) comes from Spanish maza, from Vulgar Latin mattea, from Latin mateola, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

mazar (Spanish): to tenderize; to churn

Definitions

  1. to tenderize; to churn

Ancestry of “mazar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmazamace, club; mallet; handle
2Vulgar LatinmatteaA dainty dish, a delicacy
3LatinmateolaThe meaning of this term is uncertain....
4Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
5Proto-Italic-olos—
6Proto-Italic-elos—
7Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
8Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
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