Where does “hazmat” come from?
hazmat (English) comes 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.
hazmat (English): Hazardous material
Definitions
- Hazardous material
Ancestry of “hazmat”, step by step
hazmat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English material
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | material | Having to do with matter; consisting of matter;... |
| 2 | Middle English | material | Extant in matter or having physical form;... |
| 3 | Late Latin | materialis | material |
| 4 | Latin | māteria | matter; material; component stuff; substance |
| 5 | Latin | māter | mother female parent |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | mātēr | mother |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | méh₂tēr | mother |