Where does “maten” come from?
maten (Middle English) comes from Old French māter, from Vulgar Latin matto, from Latin mactō, from Latin mactus, from Proto-Italic maktos, from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ḱtós, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- — to raise, increase; long.
maten (Middle English): To checkmate capture the king in chess
Definitions
- To checkmate capture the king in chess
Ancestry of “maten”, step by step
maten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French māter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | māter | — |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | matto | — |
| 3 | Latin | mactō | to reward, honor |
| 4 | Latin | mactus | glorified, worshiped, honored, adored |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | maktos | glorified, worshiped, honored, adored |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mh₂ḱtós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂ḱ- | to raise, increase; long |
via Middle French mater
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | mater | — |
| 2 | Old French | mat | checkmated; in checkmate |
| 3 | Latin | mattus | drunk, intoxicated |
| 4 | Latin | maditus | — |
| 5 | Latin | madere | present active infinitive of madeō; to be wet; be... |
| 6 | Latin | madeō | to be wet or moist |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂d- | to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,... |