Where does “matte” come from?
Matte derives from French mat, from Latin mattus, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d-, ultimately from Persian شاه مات.
matte (English): A decorative border around a picture used to...
Definitions
- A decorative border around a picture used to...
Ancestry of “matte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | mât | mast; flagstaff |
| 2 | Middle French | mast | mast structure found on watercraft |
| 3 | Old French | mast | mast structure found on watercraft |
| 4 | Latin | mastus | ship mast |
| 5 | Frankish | mast | ship mast; mast |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | mastaz | rod, pole, perch; bar, plank; mast |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mazdos | pole, mast; plank, board, flooring; perch, pole,... |