Where does “mata” come from?
mata (Papiamentu) comes from Spanish matar, from Latin mattāre, from Late 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,...
mata (Papiamentu): to kill
Definitions
- to kill
Ancestry of “mata”, step by step
mata traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish matar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | matar | to kill, slay; to put out, extinguish; to butcher |
| 2 | Latin | mattāre | — |
| 3 | Late 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,... |
via Portuguese matar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | matar | to kill; to kill; to eradicate; to destroy; to... |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | matar | — |
| 3 | Latin | mactō | to reward, honor |
| 4 | Latin | mactus | glorified, worshiped, honored, adored |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | maktos | glorified, worshiped, honored, adored |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mh₂ḱtós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂ḱ- | to raise, increase; long |