Talk:machar

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The etymology is listed as the adjective macho. I find the sense development "male -> grind" hard to believe when there is a much easier sense development "chew -> grind" if the word comes from French mâcher. PierreAbbat 04:33, 12 August 2010 (UTC)

From Latin marculus (“small hammer”). Sorry about the confusion. Nadando 04:47, 12 August 2010 (UTC)

Hmm, so we're looking for three valid citations or else deleting it. Is that what you want PierreAbbat? Mglovesfun (talk) 12:52, 12 August 2010 (UTC)

I think he was specifically looking for verification of the etymology, which was actually incorrect (and thus not verifiable) and so it shoudl be deleted. However it has already been deleted and replaced with the correct (if possibly incomplete) etymology. Thryduulf (talk)

Striking, per Thryduulf. —Ruakh_TALK 13:39, 13 August 2010 (UTC)