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Where does “matos” come from?

matos (French) comes from French matériel, from Latin māteriālis, from Latin māteria, from Latin māter, from Proto-Italic mātēr, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.

matos (French): gear, stuff; hashish; junk, genitalia

Definitions

  1. gear, stuff; hashish; junk, genitalia

Ancestry of “matos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmatérielequipment, supplies; hardware; material
2Latinmāteriālis—
3Latinmāteria—
4Latinmāter—
5Proto-Italicmātērmother
6Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr →