Etymology of the English word matchboard
the English word
matchboardderived from the English word
matchderived from the Old French word
meichederived from the Latin word
myxa (tree ; sebesten, it's plum-like fruit)
derived from the Greek word
muxa, μύξα (mucus)
derived from the English word
boardderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*borthazderived from the English word
matchderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*mag- (kneading)
derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*gamakonDerivations in English
matchboardingUsage
Word found in Modern English
