Etymograph

English

Mattimore

Mattimore comes from Irish mór ‘large, great’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *moh₁ros.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*moh₁rosreconstructed
  2. Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*māros‘big, great’reconstructed
  3. Old Irishc. 600–900mór
  4. Irishc. 1200–presentsame form‘large, great’
  5. EnglishtodayMattimore

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*moh₁rosreconstructed
  2. Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*māros‘big, great’reconstructed
  3. Old Irishc. 600–900mór
  4. Irishc. 1200–presentsame form‘large, great’
  5. EnglishtodayMattimore

Today it means

name A surname from Irish.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *moh₁ros / Mattimore