Where does “materiality” come from?
Materiality derives from English material plus French -ité, from Latin -itas, -alis, and -ia, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr.
materiality (English): The quality of being material; having a physical...
Definitions
- The quality of being material; having a physical...
Ancestry of “materiality”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 5 | Latin | māter | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | mātēr | mother |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | méh₂tēr | mother |
Words derived from “materiality”