Where does “beeldmateriaal” come from?

beeldmateriaal (Dutch) comes from Dutch materiaal, from Middle Dutch materiael, from Middle French material, from Old French material, from Latin māteriālis, from Latin māteria, from Latin māter, from Proto-Italic mātēr — mother.

beeldmateriaal (Dutch): imagery

Definitions

  1. imagery

Ancestry of “beeldmateriaal”, step by step

beeldmateriaal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch materiaal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmateriaalmaterial
2Middle Dutchmateriael
3Middle Frenchmaterial
4Old Frenchmaterial
5Latinmāteriālismaterial (made of matter)
6Latinmāteriamatter; material; component stuff; substance
7Latinmātermother female parent
8Proto-Italicmātērmother
9Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother

via Dutch beeld

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbeeldimage; statue, sculpture; impression, idea
2Middle Dutchbēeldesculpture
3Old Dutchbilithi
4Proto-West Germanic*biliþilikeness, image
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tērEvery word from Proto-Italic mātērEvery word from Latin māter