Where does “mattamore” come from?
mattamore (English) comes from French matamore, from Spanish Matamoros, from Spanish moro, from Latin maurus, from French maure, from Middle French moré, from Old French More, from Latin Maurus — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
mattamore (English): An underground storage place for grain
Definitions
- An underground storage place for grain
Ancestry of “mattamore”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | matamore | braggart, blusterer |
| 2 | Spanish | Matamoros | located on the Mexico–United States border |
| 3 | Spanish | moro | a Moor; a Muslim or Arab, particularly Muslims in... |
| 4 | Latin | maurus | Moorish, North African |
| 5 | French | maure | Moorish |
| 6 | Middle French | moré | Moor (person of Berber descent) |
| 7 | Old French | More | — |
| 8 | Latin | Maurus | Of or pertaining to the Moors; Moorish,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | Μαυρούσιος | an inhabitant of Mauretania; a Mauretanian |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | -ούσιος | forms relational adjectives: of or pertaining to |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | -ῐος | belonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |