Where does “Mastromatteo” come from?
Mastromatteo (Italian) comes from Italian Matteo, from Latin matthaeus, from Ancient Greek Ματθαῖος, from Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ, from Hebrew יהוה, from Proto-Semitic *haway- — to be, to become, to fall, to happen.
Ancestry of “Mastromatteo”, step by step
Mastromatteo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian Matteo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | Matteo | Matthew, the Gospel of Matthew |
| 2 | Latin | matthaeus | of biblical origin |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Ματθαῖος | disciple of Jesus in Christianity |
| 4 | Hebrew | מַתִּתְיָהוּ | — |
| 5 | Hebrew | יהוה | YHWH, Yahweh, Jehovah; God; Yahweh |
| 6 | Proto-Semitic | *haway- | to be, to become, to fall, to happen |
via Italian mastro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | mastro | master; General form of address; Mister;... |
| 2 | Latin | magister | teacher; master; a title of the Middle Ages,... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | magisteros | bigger, greater |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂isteros | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂s | big, great |