1. Etymology of the English word mat
the English word
matderived from the English word
mattederived from the Old French word
mattederived from the Late Latin word
mattus (drunk)
derived from the Latin root
*maditusderived from the Latin word
madere (be wet)
derived from the Late Latin word
matta (mat of rushes)
Derivations in English
cocomat,
doormat,
matted,
mattingCognates
Dutch
mat, English
meadow, French
natte, French
mat, German
matt, German
Matte, German
Matt, Icelandic
mát, Icelandic
motta, Italian
matto, Lithuanian
matas, Polish
mata, Portuguese
mate, Provençal
mat, Russian
мaт, Spanish
mate, Swedish
matt, Swedish
matta, Yiddish
mat2. Etymology of the English word mat
derived from the English word
matderived from the French word
mat
