Macho etymology

English

English word macho comes from Latin marem, Latin mactus (Glorified, worshiped, honored, adored.), Latin marcus (Large hammer.), Portuguese marcus

Etymology of macho

Detailed word origin of macho

Dictionary entry Language Definition
marem Latin (lat)
mactus Latin (lat) Glorified, worshiped, honored, adored.
marcus Latin (lat) Large hammer.
marcus Portuguese (pt)
masculus Latin (lat) (substantive) A man, male.. Male, masculine.
macto Latin (lat) I offer, sacrifice, immolate.. I punish, trouble.. I reward, honor.. I slaughter, kill.
masclus Vulgar Latin (la-vul)
mattea Latin (lat)
marculus Latin (lat) Small hammer, (ante-classical, post-Augustan) hammer.
macho Spanish (es) Anvil. Sledgehammer Male Male. Strong, brave.
macho English (en) (informal) tending to display masculine characteristics, such as domineering, fierceness, bravado, etc., in ways that are showily and histrionically tough A macho person; a person who tends to display masculine characteristics, such as domineering, fierceness, and bravado.. A male llama.. The striped mullet of California (Mugil cephalus, syn. Mugil mexicanus).

Words with the same origin as macho

Descendants of marem

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