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Where does “materiate” come from?

materiate (English) comes from Latin materiatus, from Latin materior, from Latin māteria, from Latin māter, from Proto-Italic mātēr, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.

materiate (English): Consisting of matter

Definitions

  1. Consisting of matter

Ancestry of “materiate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmateriatusfelled
2LatinmateriorI fell timber; I procure wood
3Latinmāteria—
4Latinmāter—
5Proto-Italicmātērmother
6Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother

Words derived from “materiate”

  • immateriate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr →