Where does “matins” come from?
matins (Catalan) comes from Catalan matí, from Latin mātūtīnus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.
matins (Catalan): plural of matí
Ancestry of “matins”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Catalan | matí | morning |
| 2 | Latin | mātūtīnus | — |
| 3 | Latin | -īnus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |