Where does “matase” come from?

matase (Asturian) comes from Asturian matar, from Latin mactāre.

matase (Asturian): to kill oneself

Definitions

  1. to kill oneself

Ancestry of “matase”, step by step

matase traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Asturian matar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Asturianmatarto kill
2Latinmactāre—

via Asturian se

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Asturianse—
Every word from Latin mactāre →Every word from Asturian matar →