Where does “mato” come from?

mato (Spanish) comes from Latin mactō, from Latin mactus, from Proto-Italic maktos, from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ḱtós, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- — to raise, increase; long.

mato (Spanish): bushes

Definitions

  1. bushes

Ancestry of “mato”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmactōto reward, honor
2Latinmactusglorified, worshiped, honored, adored
3Proto-Italicmaktosglorified, worshiped, honored, adored
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmh₂ḱtós—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ḱ-to raise, increase; long
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ḱtós →Every word from Proto-Italic maktos →