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Where does “Baumaterial” come from?

Baumaterial (German) comes from German Material, from Latin māteriālis, from Latin māteria, from Latin māter, from Proto-Italic mātēr, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.

Baumaterial (German): building / construction material

Definitions

  1. building / construction material

Ancestry of “Baumaterial”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMaterialmaterial
2Latinmāteriālis—
3Latinmāteria—
4Latinmāter—
5Proto-Italicmātērmother
6Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr →