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

  1. Mother; A meninx; the dura mater, arachnoid...

Ancestry of “mater”, step by step

mater traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English matere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishmatereMatter or stuff; that which things are composed...
2Anglo-Normanmatere—
3Latinmāteriamatter; material; component stuff; substance
4Latinmātermother female parent
5Proto-Italicmātērmother
6Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother

via English tomater

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtomaterPronunciation spelling of tomato
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Italic mātēr →Every word from Latin māter →