Latin

mās

‘male’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin mās.

17 English words in this record descend from Latin mās, most familiar first.

• married ← maried ← marien ← marier ← maritō
• marriage ← mariage ← mariage ← marier ← marītō
• male ← masle ← masclus ← masculus
• marry ← marien ← marïer ← marītāre ← marītus
• masculine ← masculyne ← masculin ← masculīnus ← masculus
• marital ← marītālis ← marītus
• masculinity ← masculinité ← masculīnitās ← masculīnus ← masculus
• macho ← maslo ← masclus ← masculus
• machismo ← macho ← maslo ← masclus ← masculus
• mariticide ← maritus
• maritorious ← marītus
• mariticidal ← marītus

More words from mās

• mascle
• mascule
• maritage
• maritagium
• mascularity

Etymograph / Latin mās