Where does “malmatado” come from?
malmatado (Spanish) comes from Spanish matado, from Portuguese matador, from Portuguese matar, from Old Portuguese matar, from Latin mactō, from Latin mactus, from Proto-Italic maktos, from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ḱtós — to raise, increase; long.
malmatado (Spanish): damaged
Definitions
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Ancestry of “malmatado”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | matado | fugly, hideous; bookish |
| 2 | Portuguese | matador | killer; which often kills |
| 3 | Portuguese | matar | to kill; to kill; to eradicate; to destroy; to... |
| 4 | Old Portuguese | matar | — |
| 5 | Latin | mactō | to reward, honor |
| 6 | Latin | mactus | glorified, worshiped, honored, adored |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | maktos | glorified, worshiped, honored, adored |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mh₂ḱtós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂ḱ- | to raise, increase; long |