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Where does “nata” come from?

nata (Catalan) comes from Vulgar Latin natta, 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,...

nata (Catalan): cream

Definitions

  1. cream

Ancestry of “nata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinnatta—
2Latinmattanominative feminine singular of mattus;...
3Latinmattusdrunk, intoxicated
4Latinmaditus—
5Latinmaderepresent active infinitive of madeō; to be wet; be...
6Latinmadeō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...
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