Where does “mat” come from?
mat (Tok Pisin) comes from English Mat, from English matinée, from French matinée, from Middle French matinee, from Old French matinee, from Old French matin, from Latin mātūtīnus, from Latin -īnus — adjectival suffix.
mat (Tok Pisin): sitting or sleeping mat
Definitions
- sitting or sleeping mat
Ancestry of “mat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Mat | a Malay man |
| 2 | English | matinée | Alternative spelling of matinee |
| 3 | French | matinée | morning |
| 4 | Middle French | matinee | morning |
| 5 | Old French | matinee | morning |
| 6 | Old French | matin | morning |
| 7 | Latin | mātūtīnus | morning |
| 8 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |