Where does “trimaterial” come from?

trimaterial (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.

trimaterial (English): Consisting of three different materials

Definitions

  1. Consisting of three different materials

Ancestry of “trimaterial”, step by step

trimaterial traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English material

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmaterialHaving to do with matter; consisting of matter;...
2Middle EnglishmaterialExtant in matter or having physical form;...
3Late Latinmaterialismaterial
4Latinmāteriamatter; material; component stuff; substance
5Latinmātermother female parent
6Proto-Italicmātērmother
7Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother

via English tri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtritriathlon; triangle
2Proto-Indo-Europeantréyesthree
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tērEvery word from Proto-Italic mātērEvery word from Latin māter
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