Where does “matelots” come from?

matelots (English) comes from English matelot, from Middle French matelot, from Old French matenot, from Middle Dutch mattenoot — bunk fellow.

matelots (English): plural of matelot

Definitions

  1. plural of matelot

Ancestry of “matelots”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmatelotA sailor; A mate; a boon companion
2Middle Frenchmatelotsailor
3Old Frenchmatenotsailor, bunkmate
4Middle Dutchmattenootbunk fellow
Every word from Middle Dutch mattenoot →Every word from Old French matenot →Every word from Middle French matelot →