Where does “kitmatoi” come from?
kitmatoi (Veps) comes from Veps -matoi, 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 — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
kitmatoi (Veps): thankless, ungrateful
Ancestry of “kitmatoi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Veps | -matoi | — |
| 2 | Czech | -mat | — |
| 3 | Czech | automat | automaton; vending machine, automat |
| 4 | German | automat | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | αὐτόματον | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | αὐτόματος | self-willed, unbidden; self-moving,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μέμαα | to wish eagerly, strive, yearn, desire |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μέμονα | to be minded or inclined; to be eager; to hasten |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | memóne | to think, to be mindful; to remember |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |