maschera

Italian

Etymology

Etymology tree
Late Latin mascara
Latin *mascra
Proto-Indo-European *mesgʷ-der.
Proto-Indo-European *mosgo-der.
Proto-Germanic *maskwǭ
Proto-West Germanic *maskābor.
Latin masca
Italian maschera

    From Late Latin mascara, *mascra, masca.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈmas.ke.ra/
    • Rhymes: -askera
    • Hyphenation: mà‧sche‧ra
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    Noun

    maschera f (plural maschere)

    1. mask
    2. surface, fiction
    3. (theater) usher (“takes tickets, escorts people to their seats”)

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • → Catalan: màscara
    • → Cimbrian: maskera
    • → Middle Dutch: mascher
    • → Galician: máscara
    • → Middle French: masque
      • French: masque (see there for further descendants)
      • → English: mask
    • → Spanish: máscara
    • → Portuguese: máscara

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