macys
Middle English
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French macis, from Old French macis, from Medieval Latin macis, from Latin macir, from Ancient Greek μάκιρ (mákir).
Forms like mace are from reinterpretation of macys as a singular.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmaːsis/, /ˈmaːs(ə)/
Descendants
- English: mace
- → Japanese: メース (meisu)
- → Maori: meihi
References
- “mācis, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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