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 (matter)

Definitions

  1. material (matter)

Ancestry of “Material”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmāteriālismaterial (made of matter)
2Latinmāteriamatter; material; component stuff; substance
3Latinmātermother female parent
4Proto-Italicmātērmother
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother

Words derived from “Material

Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr