Where does “matière” come from?
matière (French) comes from Old French matiere, from Latin māteria, from Latin māter, from Proto-Italic mātēr, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.
matière (French): material; matter; content, matter
Definitions
- material; matter; content, matter
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