Where does “mâtin” come from?

mâtin (French) comes from Old French mastin, from Latin mansuetīnus, from Latin mānsuētus, from Latin mansuēscō, from Latin manus, from Proto-Italic manus, from Proto-Indo-European man- — human being; man; hand.

mâtin (French): guard dog, watchdog, hound; mastiff; sly old dog,...

Definitions

  1. guard dog, watchdog, hound; mastiff; sly old dog,...

Ancestry of “mâtin”, step by step

mâtin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French mastin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmastinguard dog
2Latinmansuetīnus—
3Latinmānsuētustamed, tame
4Latinmansuēscōto tame, render mild, gentle, or peaceable
5Latinmanushand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting
6Proto-Italicmanushand
7Proto-Indo-Europeanman-human being; man; hand

via Italian mattino

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmattinomorning
2Latinmātūtīnusmorning
3Latin-īnusof or pertaining to; -ine
4Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
5Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
6Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “mâtin”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European man- →Every word from Proto-Italic manus →Every word from Latin manus →