Where does “mactate” come from?

mactate (Latin) comes from Latin mactatus, from Latin mactō, from Latin mactus, from Proto-Italic maktos, from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ḱtós, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- — to raise, increase; long.

mactate (Latin): vocative masculine singular of mactātus

Definitions

  1. vocative masculine singular of mactātus

Ancestry of “mactate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmactatusrewarded, honored, having been rewarded;...
2Latinmactōto reward, honor
3Latinmactusglorified, worshiped, honored, adored
4Proto-Italicmaktosglorified, worshiped, honored, adored
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmh₂ḱtós—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ḱ-to raise, increase; long
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ḱtós →Every word from Proto-Italic maktos →