macon

macon · noun¹

1. French · derived fromMâcon
2. English todaymacon

Named after French Mâcon, due to the West German team's highly successful performance at the 1959 European Rowing Championships which took place there; attributed in part to their use of macon blades.

macon · noun²

Blend of mutton + bacon.

Macon · proper noun, noun³

1. Gaulish · derived frommatus“bear”
2. Medieval Latin · derived fromMasconis
3. French · borrowed fromMâcon
4. English todayMacon

An anglicized form of French Mâcon, from earlier Mascon and Medieval Latin Masconis, a syncopated form of Madasconis and Matisco, probably from Gaulish matus (“bear”) and a suffix equivalent to -iscus (“-ish: forming adjectives”).

Macon · proper noun⁴

Named in honor of Nathaniel Macon.

Words from the same roots