Where does “mat” come from?
mat (Old French) comes 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,...
mat (Old French): checkmated; in checkmate
Definitions
- checkmated; in checkmate
Ancestry of “mat”, step by step
mat traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin mattus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | mattus | drunk, intoxicated |
| 2 | Latin | maditus | — |
| 3 | Latin | madere | present active infinitive of madeō; to be wet; be... |
| 4 | Latin | madeō | to be wet or moist |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂d- | to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,... |
via Persian شاه مات
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | شاه مات | checkmate |
via Late Latin mattus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | mattus | drunk, intoxicated |