Where does “intermat” come from?

intermat (English) comes from English Mat, from English matinée, from French matinée, from Middle French matinee, from Old French matinee, from Old French matin, from Latin mātūtīnus, from Latin -īnus — adjectival suffix.

intermat (English): To mat together

Definitions

  1. To mat together

Ancestry of “intermat”, step by step

intermat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Mat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMata Malay man
2EnglishmatinéeAlternative spelling of matinee
3Frenchmatinéemorning
4Middle Frenchmatineemorning
5Old Frenchmatineemorning
6Old Frenchmatinmorning
7Latinmātūtīnusmorning
8Latin-īnusof or pertaining to; -ine
9Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
10Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
11Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

via English inter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinterTo bury in a grave; To confine, as in a prison
2Middle Englishenteren
3Frenchentrerto enter
4Middle Frenchentrerto enter
5Old Frenchentrerto enter
6Latinintrōto enter, go into, come in, get in, penetrate
7Latinintrawithin; inside; during; less than
8Latininterus
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énterosinside, within
10Proto-Indo-European-terosContrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no-Every word from Latin -īnusEvery word from Latin mātūtīnus