Etymology

mattify

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Today it means: To produce a matt effect or reduce the shiny appearance of the skin. Full definition →

Proto-Italic *θakos ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ← English matt
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The story

  1. Englishmatt
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  3. Proto-Italic*θakos
  4. English todaymattify

From matt + -ify.

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