Where does “matorral” come from?
matorral (Spanish) comes from Spanish matá, from Latin matta, from 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,...
matorral (Spanish): brush; thicket, copse; scrub
Definitions
- brush; thicket, copse; scrub
Ancestry of “matorral”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | matá | shrub |
| 2 | Latin | matta | nominative feminine singular of mattus;... |
| 3 | 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,... |