Where does “materiaalisuus” come from?
materiaalisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish materiaalinen, from Latin māteriālis, from Latin māteria, from Latin māter, from Proto-Italic mātēr, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.
materiaalisuus (Finnish): materiality
Definitions
- materiality
Ancestry of “materiaalisuus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | materiaalinen | material, as opposed to immaterial |
| 2 | Latin | māteriālis | material (made of matter) |
| 3 | Latin | māteria | matter; material; component stuff; substance |
| 4 | Latin | māter | mother female parent |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | mātēr | mother |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | méh₂tēr | mother |