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Where does “madère” come from?

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

madère (French): Madeira

Definitions

  1. Madeira

Ancestry of “madère”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseMadeiraEllipsis of vinho da Madeira
2Old Portuguesemadeira—
3Latinmāteria—
4Latinmāter—
5Proto-Italicmātērmother
6Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother

Words derived from “madère”

  • madère
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr →