Where does “materia” come from?
materia (Italian) comes from Latin māteria, from Latin māter, from Proto-Italic mātēr, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.
materia (Italian): matter, substance, material, stuff;...
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- matter, substance, material, stuff;...
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