Where does “comate” come from?
comate (English) comes from English maté, from Spanish maté, from French mât, from Middle French mast, from Old French mast, from Latin mastus, from Frankish mast, from Proto-Germanic mastaz — pole, mast; plank, board, flooring; perch, pole,...
comate (English): Encompassed with a coma, or bushy appearance,...
Definitions
- Encompassed with a coma, or bushy appearance,...
Ancestry of “comate”, step by step
comate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English maté
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | maté | An evergreen tree, Ilex paraquariensis, native to... |
| 2 | Spanish | maté | matte |
| 3 | French | mât | mast; flagstaff |
| 4 | Middle French | mast | mast structure found on watercraft |
| 5 | Old French | mast | mast structure found on watercraft |
| 6 | Latin | mastus | ship mast |
| 7 | Frankish | mast | ship mast; mast |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | mastaz | rod, pole, perch; bar, plank; mast |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mazdos | pole, mast; plank, board, flooring; perch, pole,... |