Where does “mâț” come from?
mâț (Romanian) comes from Romanian mata, from Romanian dumneata, from Romanian domnia, from Romanian Domn, from Late Latin domnus, from Latin Dominus, from Latin domus, from Proto-Italic domos — to build; to arrange, to put together.
mâț (Romanian): tomcat
Definitions
- tomcat
Ancestry of “mâț”, step by step
mâț traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian mata
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | mata | you |
| 2 | Romanian | dumneata | you |
| 3 | Romanian | domnia | — |
| 4 | Romanian | Domn | God |
| 5 | Late Latin | domnus | lord; master |
| 6 | Latin | Dominus | the Lord; Lord; The Lord |
| 7 | Latin | domus | house, home; any building or abode; native place,... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | domos | house, home |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dṓm | home; house |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dem- | to build; to arrange, to put together |
via French mât
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | mât | mast; flagstaff |
| 2 | Middle French | mast | mast structure found on watercraft |
| 3 | Old French | mast | mast structure found on watercraft |
| 4 | Latin | mastus | ship mast |
| 5 | Frankish | mast | ship mast; mast |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | mastaz | rod, pole, perch; bar, plank; mast |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mazdos | pole, mast; plank, board, flooring; perch, pole,... |
via Latin matia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | matia | club; mace |