Where does “mata” come from?

mata (Catalan) comes from Latin matta, from Latin mattus, from Latin maditus, from Latin madere, from Latin madeō, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

mata (Catalan): shrub

Definitions

  1. shrub

Ancestry of “mata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmattanominative feminine singular of mattus;...
2Latinmattusdrunk, intoxicated
3Latinmaditus
4Latinmaderepresent active infinitive of madeō; to be wet; be...
5Latinmadeōto be wet or moist
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

Words derived from “mata

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d-
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