Where does “kazamaták” come from?
kazamaták (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian kazamata, from Italian casamatta, from Italian matto, 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,...
Ancestry of “kazamaták”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | kazamata | casemate a bombproof chamber, usually of masonry, in which cannon may be placed, to be fired through embrasures |
| 2 | Italian | casamatta | casemate |
| 3 | Italian | matto | mad, crazy; madman; Clipping of scacco matto |
| 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,... |