Where does “matta” come from?
matta (French) comes from French matter, from French mater, from Middle French macter, from Old French macter, from Latin mactō, from Latin mactus, from Proto-Italic maktos, from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ḱtós — to raise, increase; long.
matta (French): third-person singular past historic of matter
Definitions
- third-person singular past historic of matter
Ancestry of “matta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | matter | Alternative spelling of mater |
| 2 | French | mater | to checkmate; to suppress, quell; to ogle, to... |
| 3 | Middle French | macter | to kill; to immolate |
| 4 | Old French | macter | to kill; to immolate |
| 5 | Latin | mactō | to reward, honor |
| 6 | Latin | mactus | glorified, worshiped, honored, adored |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | maktos | glorified, worshiped, honored, adored |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mh₂ḱtós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂ḱ- | to raise, increase; long |