Etymology

amate

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Today it means: Paper produced from the bark of adult Ficus trees. Full definition →

Spanish (papel) amate ← Classical Nahuatl āmatl
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amate · noun1

  1. Classical Nahuatl · derived fromāmatl“paper”
  2. Spanish · borrowed from(papel) amate“amate paper”
  3. English todayamate

From Spanish (papel) amate (“amate paper”), from Classical Nahuatl āmatl (“paper”).

amate · verb2

  1. Old French · derived fromamater
  2. English todayamate

From Old French amater, amatir.

amate · verb3

  1. Englisha-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  4. Proto-Germanic*ga-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*meh₂d-
  6. Proto-Germanic*matiz
  7. Proto-Germanic*matjô
  8. Proto-West Germanic*gamatjô
  9. Old Saxongimato
  10. Middle Low Germanmate
  11. Middle Englishmate
  12. Englishmate
  13. English todayamate

From a- + mate.

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