Where does “tanmateix” come from?

tanmateix (Catalan) comes from Catalan mateix, from Late Latin metipse, from Latin ipse, from Proto-Italic *e(s)peso — himself, herself, itself.

tanmateix (Catalan): naturally, really; nevertheless, however

Definitions

  1. naturally, really; nevertheless, however

Ancestry of “tanmateix”, step by step

tanmateix traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan mateix

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CatalanmateixServes as an intensifier in the same manner that...
2Late Latinmetipse—
3Latinipsehimself, herself, itself, the very, the actual;...
4Proto-Italic*e(s)pesohimself, herself, itself

via Catalan tan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalantanso, such
Every word from Proto-Italic *e(s)peso →Every word from Latin ipse →Every word from Late Latin metipse →