Where does “mattereth” come from?
mattereth (English) comes from English matter, from Middle English matere, from Anglo-Norman matere, from Latin māteria, from Latin māter, from Proto-Italic mātēr, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.
mattereth (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...
Definitions
- third-person singular simple present indicative...
Ancestry of “mattereth”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | matter | Substance, material; A condition, subject or... |
| 2 | Middle English | matere | Matter or stuff; that which things are composed... |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | matere | — |
| 4 | Latin | māteria | — |
| 5 | Latin | māter | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | mātēr | mother |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | méh₂tēr | mother |