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Where does “matage” come from?

matage (French) comes from French mât, from Middle French mast, from Old French mast, from Latin mastus, from Frankish mast, from Proto-Germanic mastaz, from Proto-Indo-European mazdos — pole, mast; plank, board, flooring; perch, pole,...

matage (French): Matting. Surface roughening, e.g. by etching or...

Definitions

  1. Matting. Surface roughening, e.g. by etching or...

Ancestry of “matage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmâtmast; flagstaff
2Middle Frenchmastmast
3Old Frenchmastmast
4Latinmastusship mast
5Frankishmastship mast; mast
6Proto-Germanicmastazrod, pole, perch; bar, plank; mast
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmazdospole, mast; plank, board, flooring; perch, pole,...
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