Where does “matambre” come from?
matambre (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,...
matambre (Spanish): A thin steak cut from the diaphragm muscles of a...
Definitions
- A thin steak cut from the diaphragm muscles of a...
Ancestry of “matambre”, step by step
matambre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish matar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | matar | to kill, slay; to put out, extinguish; to butcher |
| 2 | Latin | mattāre | — |
| 3 | Late Latin | mattus | drunk, intoxicated |
| 4 | Latin | maditus | — |
| 5 | Latin | madere | present active infinitive of madeō; to be wet; be... |
| 6 | Latin | madeō | to be wet or moist |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂d- | to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,... |
via Spanish hambre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | hambre | hunger |
| 2 | Old Spanish | fambre | hunger; famine |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | fam(i)ne(m) | — |
| 4 | Latin | famēs | hunger |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰH- | to disappear |