Where does “matte” come from?
matte (Middle English) comes from Old English meatte, 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,...
matte (Middle English): mat piece of coarse material
Definitions
- mat piece of coarse material
Ancestry of “matte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | meatte | mat |
| 2 | Latin | matta | nominative feminine singular of mattus;... |
| 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,... |