Where does “Matera” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Matera”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmāteriamatter; material; component stuff; substance
2Latinmātermother female parent
3Proto-Italicmātērmother
4Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother

Words derived from “Matera”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Italic mātēr →Every word from Latin māter →