Where does “mate” come from?
mate (Dutch) comes from Spanish maté, from French mât, from Middle French mast, from Old French mast, from Latin mastus, from Frankish mast, from Proto-Germanic mastaz, from Proto-Indo-European mazdos — pole, mast; plank, board, flooring; perch, pole,...
mate (Dutch): A measure, degree: quantity or intensity of...
Definitions
- A measure, degree: quantity or intensity of...
Ancestry of “mate”, step by step
mate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish maté
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | maté | matte |
| 2 | French | mât | mast; flagstaff |
| 3 | Middle French | mast | mast structure found on watercraft |
| 4 | Old French | mast | mast structure found on watercraft |
| 5 | Latin | mastus | ship mast |
| 6 | Frankish | mast | ship mast; mast |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | mastaz | rod, pole, perch; bar, plank; mast |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mazdos | pole, mast; plank, board, flooring; perch, pole,... |