Where does “matene” come from?
matene (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto mateno, from French mâtin, from Old French mastin, from Latin mansuetīnus, from Latin mānsuētus, from Latin mansuēscō, from Latin manus, from Proto-Italic manus — human being; man; hand.
matene (Esperanto): in the morning
Ancestry of “matene”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Esperanto | mateno | morning |
| 2 | French | mâtin | guard dog, watchdog, hound; mastiff; sly old dog,... |
| 3 | Old French | mastin | guard dog |
| 4 | Latin | mansuetīnus | — |
| 5 | Latin | mānsuētus | — |
| 6 | Latin | mansuēscō | — |
| 7 | Latin | manus | hand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | manus | hand |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | man- | human being; man; hand |
Words derived from “matene”