Where does “materially” come from?
Materially comes from Middle English materialy, composed of Middle English materialy and the adverbial suffix -ly, derived from Latin materialis, formed from Latin materia with the suffix -alis, which traces to Latin -ia and Ancient Greek -ία, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr.
materially (English): In a material manner; with regard to physical...
Definitions
- In a material manner; with regard to physical...
Ancestry of “materially”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | materialy | Materially; with regard to physical things or... |
| 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 |