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Where does “matta” come from?

matta (Latin) 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,...

matta (Latin): nominative feminine singular of mattus;...

Definitions

  1. nominative feminine singular of mattus;...

Ancestry of “matta”, step by step

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

Words derived from “matta”

  • mat
  • matt
  • doormat
  • matty
  • matboard
  • matlike
  • biomat
  • floormat
  • tablemat
  • matmaking
  • matweed
  • matless
  • playmat
  • matgrass
  • matmaker
  • slipmat
  • crashmat
  • matball
  • mattifier
  • dustmat
  • cocomat
  • mattify
  • kynnysmatto
  • mattoveitsi
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