Where does “matadero” come from?
matadero (Tagalog) comes from Spanish matadero, from Spanish matar, from Latin mattāre, from Late 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,...
matadero (Tagalog): a slaughterhouse; abattoir
Definitions
- a slaughterhouse; abattoir
Ancestry of “matadero”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | matadero | slaughterhouse, abattoir; place for killing;... |
| 2 | Spanish | matar | to kill, slay; to put out, extinguish; to butcher |
| 3 | Latin | mattāre | — |
| 4 | Late Latin | mattus | drunk, intoxicated |
| 5 | Latin | maditus | — |
| 6 | Latin | madere | present active infinitive of madeō; to be wet; be... |
| 7 | Latin | madeō | to be wet or moist |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂d- | to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,... |