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Where does “mattus” come from?

mattus (Late Latin) comes from Latin maditus, from Latin madere, from Latin madeō, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

mattus (Late Latin): drunk, intoxicated

Definitions

  1. drunk, intoxicated

Ancestry of “mattus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmaditus—
2Latinmaderepresent active infinitive of madeō; to be wet; be...
3Latinmadeō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

Words derived from “mattus”

  • casemate
  • casemated
  • mattoid
  • ammattire
  • mattata
  • ammattimento
  • casamatta
  • matto
  • mattoide
  • casemate
  • kasematti
  • ameți
  • amețeală
  • amețit
  • ammatire
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