Where does “Matte” come from?
Matte (German) comes from Middle High German matte, from Old High German matta, from Latin matta, from Latin mattus, from Latin maditus, from Latin madere, from Latin madeō, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...
Matte (German): mat; meadow
Definitions
- mat; meadow
Ancestry of “Matte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | matte | — |
| 2 | Old High German | matta | — |
| 3 | Latin | matta | nominative feminine singular of mattus;... |
| 4 | Latin | mattus | drunk, intoxicated |
| 5 | Latin | maditus | — |
| 6 | Latin | madere | present active infinitive of madeō; to be wet; be... |
| 7 | Latin | madeō | to be wet or moist |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂d- | to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,... |