Etymology of the English word macebearer
the English word
macebearerderived from the English word
macederived from the Old French word
massederived from the Old French word
masserderived from the Latin word
massa (mace; club; mass, bulk; heavy weight)
derived from the Greek word
maza, μᾶζα
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*mag- (kneading)
derived from the Vulgar Latin word
mattea (dainty dish)
derived from the English word
bearerusing the English suffix
-erderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*-arjazusing the Latin suffix
-arius (-ar)
derived from the English word
bearderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bhares-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bher-derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*berananderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*beronUsage
Word found in Modern English
