Where does “madeira” come from?

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

madeira (Finnish): Madeira fortified wine produced on Madeira

Definitions

  1. Madeira fortified wine produced on Madeira

Ancestry of “madeira”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseMadeiraEllipsis of vinho da Madeira
2Old Portuguesemadeira—
3Latinmāteriamatter; material; component stuff; substance
4Latinmātermother female parent
5Proto-Italicmātērmother
6Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother

Words derived from “madeira”

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