Where does “natter” come from?
natter (French) comes from French natte, from Middle French nate, from Old French nate, from Vulgar Latin natta, from Latin matta, from Latin mattus, from Latin maditus, from Latin madere — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...
natter (French): to plait; to braid
Ancestry of “natter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | natte | plait , braid; mat; first-person singular present... |
| 2 | Middle French | nate | — |
| 3 | Old French | nate | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | natta | — |
| 5 | Latin | matta | nominative feminine singular of mattus;... |
| 6 | Latin | mattus | drunk, intoxicated |
| 7 | Latin | maditus | — |
| 8 | Latin | madere | present active infinitive of madeō; to be wet; be... |
| 9 | Latin | madeō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂d- | to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,... |
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