Mascon

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French Mascon, from Medieval Latin Masconis, a syncopated form of Madasconis and Matisco, probably from Gaulish matus (bear) (from Proto-Celtic *matus, commonly understood as a euphemistic derivation from *matis (good)) and a suffix equivalent to -iscus (-ish: forming adjectives).

Proper noun

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Mascon

  1. (obsolete) Synonym of Mâcon.

Noun

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Mascon (plural Mascons)

  1. (obsolete) Synonym of Macon.

French

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Etymology

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From Medieval Latin Masconis, a syncopated form of Madasconis and Matisco, probably from Gaulish matus (bear) (from Proto-Celtic *matus, commonly understood as a euphemistic derivation from *matis (good)) and a suffix equivalent to -iscus (-ish: forming adjectives).

Proper noun

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Mascon m or f

  1. (obsolete) Mâcon

Descendants

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