Where does “mater” come from?
Mater is an English word derived from Latin mater, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr, the root for mother.
mater (English): Mother; A meninx; the dura mater, arachnoid...
Definitions
- Mother; A meninx; the dura mater, arachnoid...
Ancestry of “mater”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | matere | Matter or stuff; that which things are composed... |
| 2 | Anglo-Norman | matere | — |
| 3 | Latin | māteria | — |
| 4 | Latin | māter | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | mātēr | mother |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | méh₂tēr | mother |