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Where does “matteuca” come from?

matteuca (Vulgar Latin) comes from Vulgar Latin mattia, from Latin mateola, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

Ancestry of “matteuca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinmattia—
2LatinmateolaThe meaning of this term is uncertain....
3Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
4Proto-Italic-olos—
5Proto-Italic-elos—
6Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
7Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “matteuca”

  • mashie
  • mashy
  • mid-mashie
  • massue
  • maçugue
  • maçüe
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