Where does “ماتادور” come from?
ماتادور (Persian) comes from Spanish matador, 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,...
ماتادور (Persian): matador (person whose aim is to kill the bull in a bullfight)
Definitions
- matador (person whose aim is to kill the bull in a bullfight)
Ancestry of “ماتادور”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | matador | a slaughterer, a killer; matador, a featured... |
| 2 | Spanish | matar | to kill, slay; to put out, extinguish; to butcher |
| 3 | Latin | mattāre | — |
| 4 | Late 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,... |