Where does “matlo” come from?

matlo (Antillean Creole) comes from French matelot, from Middle French matelot, from Old French matenot, from Middle Dutch mattenoot — bunk fellow.

matlo (Antillean Creole): sailor

Definitions

  1. sailor

Ancestry of “matlo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmatelotseaman
2Middle Frenchmatelotsailor
3Old Frenchmatenotsailor, bunkmate
4Middle Dutchmattenootbunk fellow
Every word from Middle Dutch mattenoot →
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