English
machicolate
Machicolate comes from Old Occitan machacol.
- Old Occitanc. 950–1500machacol
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400machicoller
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500machicolātus
- Englishearliest quotation 1871machicolate
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Occitanc. 950–1500machacol
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400machicoller
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500machicolātus
- Englishearliest quotation 1871machicolate
Earliest quotation: 1871, Alfred, The Last Tournament: “The wide-wing’d sunset of the misty marsh / Glared…”
Every English word from Old Occitan machacol
Today it means
verb To furnish with machicolations.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old Occitan machacol / machicolate