myEtymology.com: English etymology of Mac

Etymology of the English word Mac

the English word Mac

derived from the English word abstracted

derived from the English word absolute

derived from the Latin word absolutus (absolute; fluent; fully developed, complete)

derived from the Latin word absolvere (free , release; acquit)

derived from the Latin word solvere (loosen, release, unbind)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *leu-

using the Latin prefix ab- (away; wrongly, badly)

using the English prefix mac-

derived from the English word rearward

derived from the English word abstract

derived from the Medieval Latin word abstractus (abstract)

derived from the Latin word abstrahere (drag away from, remove forcibly, abort)

derived from the Classical Latin word trahere (to draw; draw, drag, haul)

using the Latin prefix ab- (away; wrongly, badly)

using the Latin prefix abs-

derived from the Latin word abs

using the English suffix -ed

derived from the Mac- word Mac

The earliest known usage of Mac in English dates from the 20th century.

Word found in Modern English