Where does “natilla” come from?

natilla (Spanish) comes from Spanish nata, from French natte, from Middle French nate, from Old French nate, from Vulgar Latin natta, from Latin matta, from Latin mattus, from Latin maditus — to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

natilla (Spanish): sour cream

Definitions

  1. sour cream

Ancestry of “natilla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishnatacream; skin; elite
2Frenchnatteplait (of hair), braid US
3Middle Frenchnate—
4Old Frenchnate—
5Vulgar Latinnatta—
6Latinmattanominative feminine singular of mattus;...
7Latinmattusdrunk, intoxicated
8Latinmaditus—
9Latinmaderepresent active infinitive of madeō; to be wet; be...
10Latinmadeōto be wet or moist
11Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂d- →Every word from Latin madeō →Every word from Latin madere →