Where does “matte” come from?
matte (Middle High German) comes from Old High German matta, 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 | Old High German | matta | — |
| 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,... |