Etymology of the English word machete
the English word
machetederived from the English word
machetoderived from the Spanish word
machetederived from the Spanish word
machoderived from the Latin word
masculus (male, masculine, proper to males)
derived from the Latin word
mas (male; male; masculine, of the male sex)
derived from the Latin word
mateoladerived from the Spanish word
machoderived from the Latin word
marculus (small hammer)
derived from the Latin word
marcusDate
The earliest known usage of machete in English dates from the 16th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
