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Where does “Madeiran” come from?

Madeiran (English) comes from English madeira, from Portuguese Madeira, from Old Portuguese madeira, from Latin māteria, from Latin māter, from Proto-Italic mātēr, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.

Madeiran (English): Of, or from Madeira; Someone from Madeira

Definitions

  1. Of, or from Madeira; Someone from Madeira

Ancestry of “Madeiran”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmadeiraMadeira
2PortugueseMadeiraEllipsis of vinho da Madeira
3Old Portuguesemadeira—
4Latinmāteria—
5Latinmāter—
6Proto-Italicmātērmother
7Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr →