Where does “mato” come from?
mato (Antillean Creole) comes from French marteau, from Old French marteaus, from Old French martel, from Latin martellus, from Latin Mārculus, from Latin Mārcus, from Latin Martīnus, from Latin -īnus — adjectival suffix.
mato (Antillean Creole): hammer
Ancestry of “mato”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | marteau | A hammer used for pounding; A machine tool... |
| 2 | Old French | marteaus | oblique plural of martel; nominative singular of... |
| 3 | Old French | martel | hammer |
| 4 | Latin | martellus | hammer |
| 5 | Latin | Mārculus | — |
| 6 | Latin | Mārcus | — |
| 7 | Latin | Martīnus | — |
| 8 | Latin | -īnus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |