Etymology of the Latin word masculus
the Latin word
masculus (male, masculine, proper to males)
derived from the Latin word
mas (male; male; masculine, of the male sex)
Derivations in Latin
emasculare,
masculinusDerivations in other languages
Albanian
mashkull, French
male, French
mâle, Italian
mascolo, Italian
maschio, Portuguese
masculifloro, Portuguese
másculo, Portuguese
macho, Romanian
mascur, Romanian
mascul, Spanish
macho, Spanish
másculo, Spanish
masloCognates
French
mâle, Italian
maschio, Provençal
mascle
