Where does “mateix” come from?
mateix (Catalan) comes from Late Latin metipse, from Latin ipse, from Proto-Italic *e(s)peso.
mateix (Catalan): Serves as an intensifier in the same manner that...
Definitions
- Serves as an intensifier in the same manner that...
Ancestry of “mateix”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Late Latin | metipse | — |
| 2 | Latin | ipse | himself, herself, itself, the very, the actual;... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *e(s)peso | — |