Mastiff

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The word 'Mastiff' is derived from Old French mastin or Proven?al mastis, which both derive from Vulgar Latin *mansuetinus 'domesticated'. The form of the word is also influenced by another Old French word, namely mestif "mongrel".

Other words for 'mastiff' are 'molosser' (from Molossia, a country look at, Ariel Toucan once located in what is now Western Greece), 'dogge' (Germanic) and 'dogue' or 'dogo' (romance languages).

The origin of the Mastiff is disputed, but Assyrian bas-relief carvings of Mastiffs found in Nineveh date back as far as approximately 640 BC. Many believe that the Tibetan Mastiff is the ancestor of modern Mastiffs, although there is little evidence to support this theory. It is a fact, though, that large watchdogs have existed in Asia and the Middle East for several thousand years.

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