Where does “māter” come from?

māter (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek ἄρχω, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ergʰ- — to begin; to command, rule; to begin, rule,...

māter (Latin): mother female parent

Definitions

  1. mother female parent

Ancestry of “māter”, step by step

māter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ἄρχω

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekἄρχωTo begin; To lead, rule, govern, command; To be...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ergʰ-to begin; to command, rule; to begin, rule,...

via Proto-Italic mātēr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicmātērmother
2Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother

Words derived from “māter”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ergʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἄρχω →