Where does “մատնահետք” come from?
մատնահետք (Armenian) comes from Armenian մատ, from Russian мат, from Dutch mat, from Middle Dutch mat, from Old French mat, from Latin mattus, from Latin maditus, from Latin madere — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...
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Ancestry of “մատնահետք”, step by step
մատնահետք traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Armenian մատ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armenian | մատ | finger; toe; checkmate, mate; hill |
| 2 | Russian | мат | checkmate, mate; mat, matte finish, frost; mat,... |
| 3 | Dutch | mat | rug, mat; mullet; checkmate |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | mat | checkmate |
| 5 | Old French | mat | checkmated; in checkmate |
| 6 | Latin | mattus | drunk, intoxicated |
| 7 | Latin | maditus | — |
| 8 | Latin | madere | present active infinitive of madeō; to be wet; be... |
| 9 | Latin | madeō | to be wet or moist |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂d- | to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,... |