Etymology

matadero

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Today it means: A slaughterhouse or abattoir. Full definition →

Spanish matadero ← Arabic مَاتَ (māta)der.? ← Proto-Semitic *mawut-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*meh₂ḱ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*mh₂ḱtós
  3. Proto-Italic*maktos
  4. Latinmactus
  5. Latinmactāre?
  6. Proto-Indo-European*meh₂d-
  7. Proto-Italic*madēō
  8. Latinmadēre
  9. Latin*maditus
  10. Late Latinmattusder.?
  11. Vulgar Latin*mattāre?
  12. Proto-Indo-European*met-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*mot-(i-)
  14. Latin*matea
  15. Latinmateola
  16. Vulgar Latin*ma(t)tea
  17. Spanishmaza
  18. Spanishmazar?
  19. Proto-Afroasiatic*mawut-
  20. Proto-Semitic*mawut-
  21. Arabicمَاتَ (māta)der.?
  22. Spanishmatar
  23. Spanishmatadero
  24. English todaymatadero

Borrowed from Spanish matadero.

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