Where does “матовый” come from?
матовый (Russian) comes from Russian мат, from Dutch mat, from Middle Dutch mat, from Old French mat, from Latin mattus, from Latin maditus, from Latin madere, from Latin madeō — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...
матовый (Russian): matte, dull, lustreless; opaque, frosted;...
Definitions
- matte, dull, lustreless; opaque, frosted;...
Ancestry of “матовый”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | мат | checkmate, mate; mat, matte finish, frost; mat,... |
| 2 | Dutch | mat | rug, mat; mullet; checkmate |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | mat | checkmate |
| 4 | Old French | mat | checkmated; in checkmate |
| 5 | Latin | mattus | drunk, intoxicated |
| 6 | Latin | maditus | — |
| 7 | Latin | madere | present active infinitive of madeō; to be wet; be... |
| 8 | Latin | madeō | to be wet or moist |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂d- | to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,... |