Where does “matériel” come from?

matériel (English) comes from French matériel, from Latin māteriālis, from Latin māteria, from Latin māter, from Proto-Italic mātēr, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.

matériel (English): Alternative spelling of materiel

Definitions

Alternative spelling of materiel

Ancestry of “matériel”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	matériel	equipment, supplies; hardware; material
2	Latin	māteriālis	—
3	Latin	māteria	—
4	Latin	māter	—
5	Proto-Italic	mātēr	mother
6	Proto-Indo-European	méh₂tēr	mother

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