Where does “matmaker” come from?

matmaker (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.

matmaker (English): One who manufactures mats

Definitions

  1. One who manufactures mats

Ancestry of “matmaker”, step by step

matmaker 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 maker

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmakerSomeone who makes; a person or thing that makes...
2Middle EnglishmakerGod as creator of all; Someone who makes; a...
3Middle EnglishmakenTo make or create; to have something made
4Old Englishmacianto make
5Emilianmâciaspot, stain
6LatinMacula
7Proto-Indo-Europeansmh₁-tleh₂
8Proto-Indo-Europeansmeh₁-smear, rub
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no-