Where does “nate” come from?
nate (Middle French) comes from Old French nate, from Vulgar Latin natta, 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 “nate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | nate | — |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | natta | — |
| 3 | Latin | matta | nominative feminine singular of mattus;... |
| 4 | Latin | mattus | drunk, intoxicated |
| 5 | Latin | maditus | — |
| 6 | Latin | madere | present active infinitive of madeō; to be wet; be... |
| 7 | Latin | madeō | to be wet or moist |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂d- | to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,... |