Where does “-mat” come from?

-mat (Czech) comes from Czech automat, from German automat, from Ancient Greek αὐτόματον, from Ancient Greek αὐτόματος, from Ancient Greek μέμαα, from Ancient Greek μέμονα, from Proto-Indo-European memóne, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

Ancestry of “-mat”, step by step

-mat traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech automat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechautomatautomaton; vending machine, automat
2Germanautomatautomaton, machine
3Ancient Greekαὐτόματονaccident, mere chance
4Ancient Greekαὐτόματοςself-willed, unbidden; self-moving,...
5Ancient Greekμέμααto wish eagerly, strive, yearn, desire
6Ancient Greekμέμοναto be minded or inclined; to be eager; to hasten
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmemóneto think, to be mindful; to remember
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

via Polish automat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishautomatvending machine, automat; automatic setting on a...

via Proto-Austroasiatic *mat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Austroasiatic*mat

Words derived from “-mat

Every word from Proto-Indo-European men-