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machon
machon
Norman
Etymology
From Old French maçon, masson, machun (“bricklayer”), from Late Latin macio, machio (“carpenter, bricklayer”), from Frankish *makjo (“builder, maker”), derivative of *makōn (“to build, make, work”), from Proto-Germanic *makōną (“to work, build, make”), from Proto-Indo-European *mag- (“to knead, mix, make”), conflated with Frankish *matjo (“cutter”), from Proto-Germanic *matją, *mattukaz (“ploghshare, mattock”), from Proto-Indo-European *mat- (“hoe, mattock”).
Noun
machon m (plural machons)
Derived terms
- franc-machon (“freemason”)
- machon'nie (“masonry”)