Where does “materiaal” come from?

materiaal (Dutch) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.

materiaal (Dutch): material

Definitions

  1. material

Ancestry of “materiaal”, step by step

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

Words derived from “materiaal”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Italic mātēr →Every word from Latin māter →