maçon

French

noun
Definitions
  • mason, stonemason; builder
  • (freemasonry) Mason, Freemason

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French maçon (mason) inherited from Old French maçon inherited from Latin maciō derived from Frankish *makōn (build, work, make) derived from Proto-Indo-European *mag- (knead, make, mix, work, great, press) derived from Frankish *mati (cutter) derived from Proto-Germanic *matją derived from Proto-Indo-European *mat- (mattock, hoe).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*mat-

Gloss

mattock, hoe

Concept
Semantic Field

Agriculture and vegetation

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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