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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 , braid; mat; first-person singular present...

Definitions

  1. plait , braid; mat; first-person singular present...

Ancestry of “natte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchnate—
2Old Frenchnate—
3Vulgar Latinnatta—
4Latinmattanominative feminine singular of mattus;...
5Latinmattusdrunk, intoxicated
6Latinmaditus—
7Latinmaderepresent active infinitive of madeō; to be wet; be...
8Latinmadeō—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

Words derived from “natte”

  • natilla
  • nata
  • papanatismo
  • papanatas
  • desnatar
  • dénatter
  • natta
  • natter
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