Where does “mateni” come from?
mateni (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.
mateni (Esperanto): to be morning
Definitions
- to be morning
Ancestry of “mateni”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | tamed, tame |
| 6 | Latin | mansuēscō | to tame, render mild, gentle, or peaceable |
| 7 | Latin | manus | hand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | manus | hand |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | man- | human being; man; hand |