Where does “madeira” come from?

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

madeira (Galician): wood

Definitions

  1. wood

Ancestry of “madeira”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesemadeira—
2Latinmāteriamatter; material; component stuff; substance
3Latinmātermother female parent
4Proto-Italicmātērmother
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Italic mātēr →Every word from Latin māter →