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Where does “mattāre” come from?

mattāre (Latin) comes from Late 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,...

Ancestry of “mattāre”, step by step

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