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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

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative...

Ancestry of “mattereth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmatterSubstance, material; A condition, subject or...
2Middle EnglishmatereMatter or stuff; that which things are composed...
3Anglo-Normanmatere—
4Latinmāteria—
5Latinmāter—
6Proto-Italicmātērmother
7Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr →