Etymology of the English word mask
the English word
maskderived from the French word
masquederived from the Old Italian word
mascheraderived from the Latin word
mascaDate
The earliest known usage of mask in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
masked,
masker,
maskingCognates
Dutch
masker, French
masque, French
masquer, German
Maske, German
maskieren, Italian
maschera, Italian
mascherare, Lithuanian
maskuoti, Norwegian
maske, Nynorsk
makk, Polish
maska, Portuguese
mascara, Provençal
mascarar, Riksmal
mark, Russian
мacкиpoвaть, Russian
мacкa, Spanish
mascara, Swedish
maskUsage
Word found in Modern English
