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Where does “Material” come from?

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

Material (German): material

Definitions

  1. material

Ancestry of “Material”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmāteriālis—
2Latinmāteria—
3Latinmāter—
4Proto-Italicmātērmother
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother

Words derived from “Material”

  • Trägermaterial
  • Vormaterial
  • Altmaterial
  • Spülsaummaterial
  • Rohmaterial
  • Füllmaterial
  • Ausgangsmaterial
  • Dichtungsmaterial
  • Baumaterial
  • Biomaterial
  • Basismaterial
  • Materialklasse
  • Kernmaterial
  • Brennmaterial
  • Nanomaterial
  • Grundmaterial
  • Beschichtungsmaterial
  • Lehrmaterial
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