Where does “matorral” come from?
matorral (English) comes from Spanish matorral, from Spanish matá, from Latin matta, from Latin mattus, from Latin maditus, from Latin madere, from Latin madeō, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...
matorral (English): A shrubland, a stunted woodland; Of, typical...
Definitions
- A shrubland, a stunted woodland; Of, typical...
Ancestry of “matorral”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | matorral | brush; thicket, copse; scrub |
| 2 | Spanish | matá | shrub |
| 3 | Latin | matta | nominative feminine singular of mattus;... |
| 4 | Latin | mattus | drunk, intoxicated |
| 5 | Latin | maditus | — |
| 6 | Latin | madere | present active infinitive of madeō; to be wet; be... |
| 7 | Latin | madeō | to be wet or moist |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂d- | to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,... |