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

  1. damaged

Ancestry of “malmatado”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmatadofugly, hideous; bookish
2Portuguesematadorkiller; which often kills
3Portuguesematarto kill; to kill; to eradicate; to destroy; to...
4Old Portuguesematar
5Latinmactōto reward, honor
6Latinmactusglorified, worshiped, honored, adored
7Proto-Italicmaktosglorified, worshiped, honored, adored
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmh₂ḱtós
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ḱ-to raise, increase; long
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ḱtósEvery word from Proto-Italic maktos