Where does “tablemat” come from?
tablemat (English) comes from English mat, from Middle English matte, from Old English meatte, from Latin matta, from Latin mattus, from Latin maditus, from Latin madere, from Latin madeō — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...
tablemat (English): A cushion or stiff material placed on top of a...
Definitions
- A cushion or stiff material placed on top of a...
Ancestry of “tablemat”, step by step
tablemat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English mat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mat | A flat piece of coarse material used for wiping... |
| 2 | Middle English | matte | mat piece of coarse material |
| 3 | Old English | meatte | mat |
| 4 | Latin | matta | nominative feminine singular of mattus;... |
| 5 | Latin | mattus | drunk, intoxicated |
| 6 | Latin | maditus | — |
| 7 | Latin | madere | present active infinitive of madeō; to be wet; be... |
| 8 | Latin | madeō | to be wet or moist |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂d- | to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,... |