Where does “matto” come from?

matto (Italian) comes 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,...

matto (Italian): mad, crazy; madman; Clipping of scacco matto

Definitions

  1. mad, crazy; madman; Clipping of scacco matto

Ancestry of “matto”, step by step

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

Words derived from “matto”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- →
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