Where does “musmato” come from?
musmato (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto mato, from English Mat, from English matinée, from French matinée, from Middle French matinee, from Old French matinee, from Old French matin, from Latin mātūtīnus — adjectival suffix.
musmato (Esperanto): mouse pad
Ancestry of “musmato”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Esperanto | mato | mat |
| 2 | English | Mat | — |
| 3 | English | matinée | Alternative spelling of matinee |
| 4 | French | matinée | morning |
| 5 | Middle French | matinee | morning |
| 6 | Old French | matinee | morning |
| 7 | Old French | matin | morning |
| 8 | Latin | mātūtīnus | — |
| 9 | Latin | -īnus | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |