The word 'mascot' is originally from French 'mascotte'

'Mascot' is a word borrowed from French 'mascotte'. The word entered the English language some time around 1881.

mascot [noun] [1881]

A person, animal, or object adopted by a group as a symbolic figure especially to bring them good luck

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Etymology: French 'mascotte' from Occitan 'mascoto' from 'masco' witch, from Medieval Latin 'masca'

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