Mascon

English

Etymology

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

Mascon

  1. (obsolete) Synonym of Mâcon.

Noun

Mascon (plural Mascons)

  1. (obsolete) Synonym of Macon.

French

Etymology

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

Mascon m or f

  1. (obsolete) Mâcon

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