Where does “matorro” come from?

matorro (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,...

matorro (Spanish): shrub

Definitions

  1. shrub

Ancestry of “matorro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmatáshrub
2Latinmattanominative feminine singular of mattus;...
3Latinmattusdrunk, intoxicated
4Latinmaditus
5Latinmaderepresent active infinitive of madeō; to be wet; be...
6Latinmadeōto be wet or moist
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d-Every word from Latin madeōEvery word from Latin madere