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macto.

to reward, honor

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈmak.toː]Classical-Latin[ˈmak.to]

  1. to reward, honor

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  2. to punish, afflict, trouble

    conjugation-1

  3. to offer, sacrifice, immolate

    conjugation-1

  4. to break

    Medieval-Latin · conjugation-1

  5. to kill

    Medieval-Latin · conjugation-1
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱtósder. Proto-Italic *maktos Latin mactus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin mactō From mactus (“glorified, worshiped, honored, adored”) + -ō.

adj[ˈmak.toː]Classical-Latin[ˈmak.to]

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of mactus

    ablative · dative · form-of · masculine · neuter · singular
Where this word comes from

Inflected forms of mactus.

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