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Massari
Massari comes from Italian massaio ‘bailiff, farmer’, from Latin massa ‘mass, bulk (of material)’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ǵ- ‘to knead’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*meh₂ǵ-‘to knead’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEμᾶζα‘bread’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmassa‘mass, bulk (of material)’
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500*massāriusreconstructed
- Italianc. 1300–presentmassaioas massaro‘bailiff, farmer’
- Italian, derivedc. 1300–presentMassari
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*meh₂ǵ-‘to knead’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEμᾶζα‘bread’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmassa‘mass, bulk (of material)’
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500*massāriusreconstructed
- Italianc. 1300–presentmassaioas massaro‘bailiff, farmer’
- Italian, derivedc. 1300–presentMassari
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ǵ- ‘to knead’
through Ancient Greek μᾶζα ‘bread’
through Latin massa ‘mass, bulk (of material)’
Today it means
name A surname from Italian.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ǵ- / Massari