Where does “matériel” come from?
matériel (French) comes from Latin māteriālis, from Latin māteria, from Latin māter, from Proto-Italic mātēr, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.
matériel (French): equipment, supplies; hardware; material
Definitions
- equipment, supplies; hardware; material
Ancestry of “matériel”, step by step
matériel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin māteriālis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | māteriālis | material (made of matter) |
| 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 |
via Late Latin materialis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | materialis | material |