Where does “ダークマター” come from?

ダークマター (Japanese) comes from English dark matter, from German Materie, from Latin māteria, from Latin māter, from Proto-Italic mātēr, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.

ダークマター (Japanese): Synonym of 暗黒物質

Definitions

  1. Synonym of 暗黒物質

Ancestry of “ダークマター”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishdark matterParticles of matter that cannot be detected by...
2GermanMateriematter
3Latinmāteriamatter; material; component stuff; substance
4Latinmātermother female parent
5Proto-Italicmātērmother
6Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Italic mātēr →Every word from Latin māter →