Where does “papanatas” come from?
papanatas (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,...
papanatas (Spanish): gullible person
Definitions
- gullible person
Ancestry of “papanatas”, step by step
papanatas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish nata
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | nata | cream; skin; elite |
| 2 | French | natte | plait (of hair), braid US |
| 3 | Middle French | nate | — |
| 4 | Old French | nate | — |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | natta | — |
| 6 | Latin | matta | nominative feminine singular of mattus;... |
| 7 | Latin | mattus | drunk, intoxicated |
| 8 | Latin | maditus | — |
| 9 | Latin | madere | present active infinitive of madeō; to be wet; be... |
| 10 | Latin | madeō | to be wet or moist |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂d- | to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,... |