- ματέω
- ματέωGrammatical information: v.Meaning: `tread' in ptc. pl. f. μάτεισαι (Aeol., Incert. 16, 3; *μάτη-μι), ματεῖ πατεῖ H.Origin: IE [Indo-European] [726] *ment- `tread'Etymology: Formation like ματέω `search' (s. v.), if not simply a rhime to πατέω; to a primary verb `tread' etc. in Baltoslav., e.g. Lith. minù, mìnti `tread (down), break(?) flax', OCS mьnǫ, męti `press together', Russ. mnu, mjatь `knead, tread (loam), break(?) (flax)'; nominal derivv. in Celt., e.g. Welsh mathr `proculcatio' (\< *mn̥-tro-); further forms WP. 2, 263. Pok. 726, Vasmer s. mnu, Fraenkel s. mìnti 1. Not here Skt. carma-mná- m. `tanner', s. Mayrhofer s. v. --Vgl. μνίον.Page in Frisk: 2,184-185
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.