Where does “Matajudíos” come from?

Matajudíos (Spanish) comes 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,...

Ancestry of “Matajudíos”, step by step

Matajudíos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish matar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmatarto kill, slay; to put out, extinguish; to butcher
2Latinmattāre
3Late Latinmattusdrunk, intoxicated
4Latinmaditus
5Latinmaderepresent active infinitive of madeō; to be wet; be...
6Latinmadeōto be wet or moist
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

via Spanish judío

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishjudíoJewish; Judean; Jew; Jewish person
2LatinIūdaeusJewish, of or pertaining to the Jewish people
3Ancient GreekἸουδαῖοςJew or Judean
4Ancient GreekἸουδάJudah
5HebrewיְהוּדָהJudas; Judah, Judas
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d-Every word from Latin madeōEvery word from Latin madere
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