Where does “mato” come from?
mato (Esperanto) comes from English Mat, from English matinée, from French matinée, from Middle French matinee, from Old French matinee, from Old French matin, from Latin mātūtīnus, from Latin -īnus — adjectival suffix.
mato (Esperanto): mat
Definitions
- mat
Ancestry of “mato”, step by step
mato traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English Mat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Mat | a Malay man |
| 2 | English | matinée | Alternative spelling of matinee |
| 3 | French | matinée | morning |
| 4 | Middle French | matinee | morning |
| 5 | Old French | matinee | morning |
| 6 | Old French | matin | morning |
| 7 | Latin | mātūtīnus | morning |
| 8 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
via German Matte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Matte | mat; meadow |
| 2 | Middle High German | matte | — |
| 3 | Old High German | matta | — |
| 4 | Latin | matta | nominative feminine singular of mattus;... |
via Italian matta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | matta | feminine singular of matto; madwoman; female... |