Where does “matir” come from?

matir (Gaulish) comes from French mât, from Middle French mast, from Old French mast, from Latin mastus, from Frankish mast, from Proto-Germanic mastaz, from Proto-Indo-European mazdos — pole, mast; plank, board, flooring; perch, pole,...

matir (Gaulish): mother

Definitions

  1. mother

Ancestry of “matir”, step by step

matir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French mât

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmâtmast; flagstaff
2Middle Frenchmastmast structure found on watercraft
3Old Frenchmastmast structure found on watercraft
4Latinmastusship mast
5Frankishmastship mast; mast
6Proto-Germanicmastazrod, pole, perch; bar, plank; mast
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmazdospole, mast; plank, board, flooring; perch, pole,...

via Proto-Celtic mātīr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticmātīrmother
2Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mazdosEvery word from Proto-Germanic mastazEvery word from Frankish mast