Where does “antimaterialist” come from?
antimaterialist (English) comes from English materialist, from English material, from Middle English material, from Late Latin materialis, from Latin māteria, from Latin māter, from Proto-Italic mātēr, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.
antimaterialist (English): A person who subscribes to antimaterialism
Definitions
- A person who subscribes to antimaterialism
Ancestry of “antimaterialist”, step by step
antimaterialist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English materialist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | materialist | Someone who is materialistic, concerned only with... |
| 2 | English | material | Having to do with matter; consisting of matter;... |
| 3 | Middle English | material | Extant in matter or having physical form;... |
| 4 | Late Latin | materialis | material |
| 5 | Latin | māteria | matter; material; component stuff; substance |
| 6 | Latin | māter | mother female parent |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | mātēr | mother |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | méh₂tēr | mother |
via Romanian materialist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | materialist | materialistic; materialist |
| 2 | French | matérialiste | materialist; materialistic |
| 3 | French | matériel | equipment, supplies; hardware; material |
| 4 | Latin | māteriālis | material (made of matter) |
| 5 | Latin | -ālis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -ālis | forms relational adjectives |