Where does “meatte” come from?
meatte (Old English) 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,...
meatte (Old English): mat
Definitions
- mat
Ancestry of “meatte”, step by step
meatte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin matta
| 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,... |
via Late Latin matta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | matta | reed mat; mat of rushes |