*SET-U

PERMANENT SOURCE RECORD

ALL SOURCES ↗
BIBLIOGRAPHIC IDENTITYahd-male

SOURCE
RECORD.

One work. Every claim that depends on it. No citation without a consequence you can inspect.

CLAIM-LEVEL USAGE

6 PUBLIC LINKS INTO THE GRAPH.

This count excludes duplicate dossier-path citations. Open the claims below to see exactly how the source is used.

historical dictionaryahd-male

Male — American Heritage Dictionary

AUTHOR / EDITOR
American Heritage Dictionary Editors
YEAR
2022
PUBLISHER
HarperCollins
DOI
Not recorded
SOURCE TYPE
historical dictionary
EXTERNAL RECORD
OPEN ORIGINAL ↗
3CANONICAL EDGES
0WITNESSES
2COMPARISONS
0CONTEXT LINKS
0RANKED REVEALS
0DISPUTES
1JOURNEY STAGES
1WORD DOSSIERS
01

CONTRARIAN TRUTH CLAIMS

RANKED REVEALS THAT CITE THIS SOURCE

0
No ranked contrarian reveal currently cites this source.
02

SCHOLARLY DISAGREEMENT

DISPUTE POSITIONS THAT CITE THIS SOURCE

0
No scholarly dispute currently cites this source.
03

CANONICAL RELATIONSHIP CLAIMS

EDGES THAT CITE THIS SOURCE

3
EDGE 821contextestablished

male → male

Present-Day English → Middle English · continuation

SOUND
Modern male continues Middle English male.
MEANING
The male sex-class meaning remains central.
SCHOLAR / EDITOR
Merriam-Webster Editors · American Heritage Dictionary Editors
Headword definitions and etymology

Independently supplies the recorded lineage.

OPEN THE PERMANENT CLAIM ↗
EDGE 822contextestablished

male → masle

Middle English → Anglo-French · borrowing

SOUND
Middle English male was borrowed from Anglo-French masle or male.
MEANING
The noun and adjective cross into English.
SCHOLAR / EDITOR
Merriam-Webster Editors · American Heritage Dictionary Editors
Etymology: Middle English from Anglo-Norman masle

Independently supplies the French form.

OPEN THE PERMANENT CLAIM ↗
EDGE 824supportsestablished

masculus → mās

Latin → Latin · diminutive derivation

SOUND
Latin masculus is a diminutive of mās.
MEANING
The Latin male base receives a diminutive formation.
SCHOLAR / EDITOR
Merriam-Webster Editors · American Heritage Dictionary Editors
Etymology: Latin masculus, diminutive of mās

Publishes the Latin derivation.

OPEN THE PERMANENT CLAIM ↗
04

LEXICAL ATTESTATIONS

WITNESSES REPORTED BY THIS SOURCE

0
No lexical witness currently cites this source.
05

COMPARATIVE EVIDENCE

COGNATES, DESCENDANTS, AND RELATIVES

2
male

masculine

English / Latin route

derivative in the Latin masculus family

male

mās

Latin

Latin base preserved as the deepest reviewed historical form

06

GEOGRAPHIC AND TEMPORAL CLAIMS

JOURNEY STAGES THAT CITE THIS SOURCE

1
07

NON-GENEALOGICAL CONNECTIONS

HISTORICAL CONTEXT, KEPT SEPARATE

0
No non-genealogical context link currently cites this source.
08

WORD-FAMILY REUSE

DOSSIERS THAT DEPEND ON THIS SOURCE

1
male6 CLAIM LINKS↗

3 entry-scoped citations map reviewed dossier paths onto the canonical claims above.