Where does “donemat” come from?

donemat (Breton) comes from Breton mat, from Proto-Celtic matis, from Serbo-Croatian matematika, from Latin mathēmatica, from Latin mathēmaticus, from Ancient Greek μαθηματικός, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός — -y, -ic.

donemat (Breton): welcome

Definitions

  1. welcome

Ancestry of “donemat”, step by step

donemat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Breton mat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bretonmatgood
2Proto-Celticmatisgood
3Serbo-Croatianmatematikamathematics
4Latinmathēmaticamathematics
5LatinmathēmaticusOf or pertaining to mathematics; mathematical
6Ancient Greekμαθηματικόςscientific, esp. mathematical; astronomical;...
7Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
8Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
9Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

via Middle Breton donet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Bretondonet
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱosEvery word from Ancient Greek -ικόςEvery word from Ancient Greek -κός
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