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Where does “Materie” come from?

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

Materie (German): matter

Definitions

  1. matter

Ancestry of “Materie”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Materie”

  • dark matter
  • Dunkle Materie
  • ダークマター
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