Where does “matamore” come from?
matamore (French) comes from Spanish Matamoros, from Spanish moro, from Latin maurus, from French maure, from Middle French moré, from Old French More, from Latin Maurus, from Ancient Greek Μαυρούσιος — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
matamore (French): braggart, blusterer
Definitions
- braggart, blusterer
Ancestry of “matamore”, step by step
matamore traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish Matamoros
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | Matamoros | located on the Mexico–United States border |
| 2 | Spanish | moro | a Moor; a Muslim or Arab, particularly Muslims in... |
| 3 | Latin | maurus | Moorish, North African |
| 4 | French | maure | Moorish |
| 5 | Middle French | moré | Moor (person of Berber descent) |
| 6 | Old French | More | — |
| 7 | Latin | Maurus | Of or pertaining to the Moors; Moorish,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Μαυρούσιος | an inhabitant of Mauretania; a Mauretanian |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -ούσιος | forms relational adjectives: of or pertaining to |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | -ῐος | belonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
via Arabic مَطْمُورَة
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | مَطْمُورَة | granary, cellar |