Where does “materia” come from?

materia (Chavacano) comes from Spanish materia, from Latin māteria, from Latin māter, from Proto-Italic mātēr, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.

materia (Chavacano): pus

Definitions

  1. pus

Ancestry of “materia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmateriamatter; subject
2Latinmāteriamatter; material; component stuff; substance
3Latinmātermother female parent
4Proto-Italicmātērmother
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Italic mātēr →Every word from Latin māter →