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Where does “material” come from?

material (Catalan) comes from Latin māteriālis, from Latin māteria, from Latin māter, from Proto-Italic mātēr, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.

material (Catalan): material

Definitions

  1. material

Ancestry of “material”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmāteriālis—
2Latinmāteria—
3Latinmāter—
4Proto-Italicmātērmother
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother

Words derived from “material”

  • materialista
  • materialitzar
  • materials
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr →