Where does “матро́с” come from?

матро́с (Russian) comes from Dutch matroos, from French matelot, from Middle French matelot, from Old French matenot, from Middle Dutch mattenoot — bunk fellow.

матро́с (Russian): sailor

Definitions

  1. sailor

Ancestry of “матро́с”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmatroossailor, seaman
2Frenchmatelotseaman
3Middle Frenchmatelotsailor
4Old Frenchmatenotsailor, bunkmate
5Middle Dutchmattenootbunk fellow

Words derived from “матро́с”

Every word from Middle Dutch mattenoot →Every word from Old French matenot →Every word from Middle French matelot →
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