Where does “materialness” come from?
materialness (English) comes from English material, from Middle English material, from Late Latin materialis, from Latin māteria, from Latin māter, from Proto-Italic mātēr, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.
materialness (English): The state of being material
Definitions
- The state of being material
Ancestry of “materialness”, step by step
materialness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English material
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | matter; material; component stuff; substance |
| 5 | Latin | māter | mother female parent |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | mātēr | mother |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | méh₂tēr | mother |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |