Where does “madre” come from?

madre (Italian) comes from Latin mātrem, from Proto-Italic mātēr, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.

madre (Italian): mother; that constitutes the origin of subsequent...

Definitions

  1. mother; that constitutes the origin of subsequent...

Ancestry of “madre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmātrem
2Proto-Italicmātērmother
3Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother

Words derived from “madre

Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr