Where does “materiala” come from?
materiala (Ingrian) comes from Russian материа́л, from Dutch materiaal, from Middle Dutch materiael, from Middle French material, from Old French material, from Latin māteriālis, from Latin māteria, from Latin māter — mother.
materiala (Ingrian): material
Definitions
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Ancestry of “materiala”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | материа́л | material |
| 2 | Dutch | materiaal | material |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | materiael | — |
| 4 | Middle French | material | — |
| 5 | Old French | material | — |
| 6 | Latin | māteriālis | material (made of matter) |
| 7 | Latin | māteria | matter; material; component stuff; substance |
| 8 | Latin | māter | mother female parent |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | mātēr | mother |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | méh₂tēr | mother |