Where does “madeira” come from?

madeira (Fala) comes from Old Portuguese madeira, from Latin māteria, from Latin māter, from Proto-Italic mātēr, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.

madeira (Fala): wood

Definitions

wood

Ancestry of “madeira”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old Portuguese	madeira	—
2	Latin	māteria	matter; material; component stuff; substance
3	Latin	māter	mother female parent
4	Proto-Italic	mātēr	mother
5	Proto-Indo-European	méh₂tēr	mother

Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Italic mātēr →Every word from Latin māter →