Where does “matar” come from?

matar (Catalan) comes 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,...

matar (Catalan): to kill

Definitions

  1. to kill

Ancestry of “matar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmattāre—
2Late Latinmattusdrunk, 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 “matar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- →Every word from Latin madeō →Every word from Latin madere →