Where does “matancer” come from?
matancer (Catalan) comes from Catalan matança, from Catalan matar, from Latin mattāre, from Late 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,...
matancer (Catalan): slaughterer
Definitions
- slaughterer
Ancestry of “matancer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | matança | slaughter, killing; massacre |
| 2 | Catalan | matar | to kill |
| 3 | Latin | mattāre | — |
| 4 | Late Latin | mattus | drunk, intoxicated |
| 5 | Latin | maditus | — |
| 6 | Latin | madere | present active infinitive of madeō; to be wet; be... |
| 7 | Latin | madeō | to be wet or moist |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂d- | to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,... |