Where does “mattanza” come from?
mattanza (Italian) comes from Spanish matanza, from Spanish matar, from Latin mattāre, from Late 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,...
mattanza (Italian): Last phase of tuna fishing in which a very large...
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- Last phase of tuna fishing in which a very large...
Ancestry of “mattanza”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | matanza | kill; massacre, slaughter; slaughter |
| 2 | Spanish | matar | to kill, slay; to put out, extinguish; to butcher |
| 3 | Latin | mattāre | — |
| 4 | Late 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,... |