Where does “mattata” come from?

mattata (Italian) comes 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,...

mattata (Italian): a mad or stupid act

Definitions

  1. a mad or stupid act

Ancestry of “mattata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmattomad, crazy; madman; Clipping of scacco matto
2Latinmattusdrunk, intoxicated
3Latinmaditus—
4Latinmaderepresent active infinitive of madeō; to be wet; be...
5Latinmadeōto be wet or moist
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...
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