Where does “natte” come from?
natte (French) comes from Middle French nate, from Old French nate, from Vulgar Latin natta, from Latin matta, from Latin mattus, from Latin maditus, from Latin madere, from Latin madeō — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...
natte (French): plait (of hair), braid US
Definitions
- plait (of hair), braid US
Ancestry of “natte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | nate | — |
| 2 | Old French | nate | — |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | natta | — |
| 4 | Latin | matta | nominative feminine singular of mattus;... |
| 5 | Latin | mattus | drunk, intoxicated |
| 6 | Latin | maditus | — |
| 7 | Latin | madere | present active infinitive of madeō; to be wet; be... |
| 8 | Latin | madeō | to be wet or moist |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂d- | to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,... |