English
San Mateo
San Mateo comes from Spanish San Mateo.
- Spanishc. 1500–presentSan Mateoliterally ‘Saint Matthew’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Spanishc. 1500–presentSan Mateoliterally ‘Saint Matthew’
- Englishtodaysame form
The story
Borrowed from Spanish San Mateo (literally “Saint Matthew”).
Every English word from Spanish San Mateo
Today it means
name A city in San Mateo County, California, United States.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Spanish San Mateo / San Mateo