masc–, mask–, masqu– {mask}: antimasque, mascara, mask, masque, masquerade ●unrelated: mascot || 
Fr masque It maschera, mascara : mask; prob. Ar maskhara : clown, buffoonery •mascara Sp It mascara
mascul– {male}: emasculate, masculine ●Span. macho ●compare fem– || L masculus, dim of mas : male (opp. of fēmina : female)
* Unattested, hypothesized
† Unknown origin
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