Where does “metamaterial” come from?
metamaterial (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.
metamaterial (English): any material that obtains its electromagnetic...
Definitions
- any material that obtains its electromagnetic...
Ancestry of “metamaterial”, step by step
| 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 |