Where does “maton” come from?

maton (Antillean Creole) comes from French menton, from Old French menton, from Vulgar Latin mento, from Latin mentum, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

maton (Antillean Creole): chin

Definitions

  1. chin

Ancestry of “maton”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmentonchin
2Old Frenchmentonchin; chinguard
3Vulgar Latinmentodative singular of mentum; ablative singular of...
4Latinmentumchin; beard
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European men- →Every word from Latin mentum →Every word from Vulgar Latin mento →