Where does “matita” come from?
matita (Finnish) comes from Finnish matittaa, from Finnish matti, from Finnish Matias, from Latin Matthiās, from Ancient Greek Ματθίας, from Ancient Greek Ματταθίας, from Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ, from Hebrew יהוה — to be, to become, to fall, to happen.
matita (Finnish): Indicative present connegative form of matittaa;...
Definitions
- Indicative present connegative form of matittaa;...
Ancestry of “matita”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | matittaa | to checkmate, mate |
| 2 | Finnish | matti | checkmate; State of being absolutely sure; State... |
| 3 | Finnish | Matias | Matthias |
| 4 | Latin | Matthiās | Saint Matthias the |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ματθίας | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ματταθίας | Mattathias |
| 7 | Hebrew | מַתִּתְיָהוּ | — |
| 8 | Hebrew | יהוה | YHWH, Yahweh, Jehovah; God; Yahweh |
| 9 | Proto-Semitic | *haway- | to be, to become, to fall, to happen |