noun · feminine
mattiāna
*mattiāna f (plural *mattiānas)
Meaning
- Proto Western Romancereconstructionapple
Origins
Ellipsis of māla mattiāna, plural of mālum mattiānum (literally “Matian apple”), referring to a variety of apple developed by Gaius Matius: a Roman horticulturist. For the name, see Matius. The meaning of apple was transferred to *mattiāna after ellipsis took place, and it was reanalyzed as a feminine singular noun.
Gallo-Romance
- Catalanmaçana
- Languedocienmassana
- Languedocienmassanna
Ibero-Romance
- Spanishmanzanafrom Old Spanish maçana
- Aragonesemazana
- Old Galician-Portuguesemaçãa
- Old Leonesemaçana
- Ladinomansanafrom Old Spanish maçana