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Etymology of the French word masquer

the French word masquer
derived from the French word masque
derived from the Old Italian word maschera
derived from the Arabic word maskharah
derived from the Latin word masca
using the French suffix -er

Date

The earliest known usage of masquer in French dates from the 16th century.

Derivations in French

masquage, masquant

Derivations in other languages

Romanian masca

Cognates

Dutch masker, English mask, French masque, 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 mask



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