Where does “matadorial” come from?
matadorial (English) comes from English matador, from Spanish matador, from Spanish matar, from Latin mattāre, from Late Latin mattus, from Latin maditus, from Latin madere, from Latin madeō — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...
matadorial (English): Of or relating to matadors
Definitions
- Of or relating to matadors
Ancestry of “matadorial”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | matador | The person whose aim is to kill the bull in a... |
| 2 | Spanish | matador | a slaughterer, a killer; matador, a featured... |
| 3 | Spanish | matar | to kill, slay; to put out, extinguish; to butcher |
| 4 | Latin | mattāre | — |
| 5 | Late Latin | mattus | drunk, intoxicated |
| 6 | Latin | maditus | — |
| 7 | Latin | madere | present active infinitive of madeō; to be wet; be... |
| 8 | Latin | madeō | to be wet or moist |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂d- | to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,... |