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Where does “matinal” come from?

matinal (English) comes from French matinal, from French mâtin, from Old French mastin, from Latin mansuetīnus, from Latin mānsuētus, from Latin mansuēscō, from Latin manus, from Proto-Italic manus — human being; man; hand.

matinal (English): In the morning, relating to the morning

Definitions

  1. In the morning, relating to the morning

Ancestry of “matinal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmatinalmorning; matinal
2Frenchmâtinguard dog, watchdog, hound; mastiff; sly old dog,...
3Old Frenchmastinguard dog
4Latinmansuetīnus—
5Latinmānsuētus—
6Latinmansuēscō—
7Latinmanushand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting
8Proto-Italicmanushand
9Proto-Indo-Europeanman-human being; man; hand
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