Where does “matte” come from?

matte (Middle Dutch) comes from Latin matta, 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,...

Ancestry of “matte”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	matta	nominative feminine singular of mattus;...
2	Latin	mattus	drunk, intoxicated
3	Latin	maditus	—
4	Latin	madere	present active infinitive of madeō; to be wet; be...
5	Latin	madeō	to be wet or moist
6	Proto-Indo-European	meh₂d-	to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- →Every word from Latin madeō →Every word from Latin madere →