Where does “chá-mate” come from?
chá-mate (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese mate, from Spanish maté, from French mât, from Middle French mast, from Old French mast, from Latin mastus, from Frankish mast, from Proto-Germanic mastaz — pole, mast; plank, board, flooring; perch, pole,...
chá-mate (Portuguese): maté a beverage prepared from the leaves of maté
Definitions
- maté a beverage prepared from the leaves of maté
Ancestry of “chá-mate”, step by step
chá-mate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese mate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | mate | maté |
| 2 | Spanish | maté | matte |
| 3 | French | mât | mast; flagstaff |
| 4 | Middle French | mast | mast structure found on watercraft |
| 5 | Old French | mast | mast structure found on watercraft |
| 6 | Latin | mastus | ship mast |
| 7 | Frankish | mast | ship mast; mast |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | mastaz | rod, pole, perch; bar, plank; mast |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mazdos | pole, mast; plank, board, flooring; perch, pole,... |