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
Definitions
- mouse pad
Ancestry of “musmato”, step by step
musmato traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto mato
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | mato | mat |
| 2 | English | Mat | a Malay man |
| 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 | morning |
| 9 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
via Esperanto muso
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | muso | mouse |
| 2 | French | mouche | fly; bullseye; a spy employed by the ancien... |
| 3 | Middle French | mousche | fly |
| 4 | Old French | mousche | — |
| 5 | Latin | musca | a fly; an inquisitive or prying people |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μυῖα | a fly |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mūs- | fly, stinging fly, gnat; moist, damp; swamp,... |