Where does “materialis” come from?

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

materialis (Late Latin): material

Definitions

  1. material

Ancestry of “materialis”, step by step

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

Words derived from “materialis

Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr