Vulgar Latin

*mattea

‘a dainty dish, a delicacy’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Vulgar Latin *mattea.

2 English words in this record descend from Vulgar Latin *mattea, most familiar first.

• machete ← macho
• estramacon ← stramazzone ← stramazzare ← mazza

Etymograph / Vulgar Latin *mattea