Latin

masculus

‘male, manly’

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

8 English words in this record descend from Latin masculus, most familiar first.

• male ← masle ← masclus
• masculine ← masculyne ← masculin ← masculīnus
• masculinity ← masculinité ← masculīnitās ← masculīnus
• macho ← maslo ← masclus
• machismo ← macho ← maslo ← masclus
• mascle ← maskel
• mascule ← maskel
• mascularity

Etymograph / Latin masculus