Where does “matar” come from?
matar (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese matar, from Latin mactō, from Latin mactus, from Proto-Italic maktos, from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ḱtós, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- — to raise, increase; long.
matar (Galician): to kill; to accidently kill oneself; to commit...
Definitions
- to kill; to accidently kill oneself; to commit...
Ancestry of “matar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | matar | — |
| 2 | Latin | mactō | — |
| 3 | Latin | mactus | glorified, worshiped, honored, adored |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | maktos | glorified, worshiped, honored, adored |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mh₂ḱtós | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂ḱ- | to raise, increase; long |
Words derived from “matar”