Where does “mattezza” come from?

mattezza (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,...

mattezza (Italian): madness (all senses)

Definitions

madness (all senses)

Ancestry of “mattezza”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Italian	matto	mad, crazy; madman; Clipping of scacco matto
2	Latin	mattus	drunk, intoxicated
3	Latin	maditus	—
4	Latin	madere	present active infinitive of madeō; to be wet; be...
5	Latin	madeō	to be wet or moist
6	Proto-Indo-European	meh₂d-	to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

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