Where does “materie” come from?

materie (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch materie, from Old French materie, from Latin māteria, from Latin māter, from Proto-Italic mātēr, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.

materie (Dutch): matter

Definitions

  1. matter

Ancestry of “materie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchmateriematter, raw material; matter, subject
2Old Frenchmaterie—
3Latinmāteriamatter; material; component stuff; substance
4Latinmātermother female parent
5Proto-Italicmātērmother
6Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Italic mātēr →Every word from Latin māter →