Etymology of the English word matador
the English word
matadorderived from the Spanish word
matadorderived from the Spanish word
matarderived from the Latin root
*mattarederived from the Late Latin word
mattus (drunk)
derived from the Latin root
*maditusderived from the Latin word
madere (be wet)
Date
The earliest known usage of matador in English dates from the 17th century.
Cognates
Dutch
matador, French
matador, German
Matador, Norwegian
matador, Swedish
matadorUsage
Word found in Modern English
