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Where does “-matoi” come from?

-matoi (Veps) comes from Czech -mat, from Czech automat, from German automat, from Ancient Greek αὐτόματον, from Ancient Greek αὐτόματος, from Ancient Greek μέμαα, from Ancient Greek μέμονα, from Proto-Indo-European memóne — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

Ancestry of “-matoi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czech-mat—
2Czechautomatautomaton; vending machine, automat
3Germanautomat—
4Ancient Greekαὐτόματον—
5Ancient Greekαὐτόματοςself-willed, unbidden; self-moving,...
6Ancient Greekμέμααto wish eagerly, strive, yearn, desire
7Ancient Greekμέμοναto be minded or inclined; to be eager; to hasten
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmemóneto think, to be mindful; to remember
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

Words derived from “-matoi”

  • uskmatoi
  • arvostamatoi
  • sabustamatoi
  • jädumatoi
  • nägumatoi
  • sanumatoi
  • tervehtumatoi
  • kadotamatoi
  • sättumatoi
  • päzumatoi
  • väzumatoi
  • küzumatoi
  • kožumatoi
  • pidämatoi
  • elämatoi
  • lugematoi
  • kundlematoi
  • varaidamatoi
  • kändlematoi
  • el'gendamatoi
  • opendamatoi
  • homaičematoi
  • kacmatoi
  • tundmatoi
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