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Where does “materiael” come from?

materiael (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle French material, from Old French material, from Latin māteriālis, from Latin māteria, from Latin māter, from Proto-Italic mātēr, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.

Ancestry of “materiael”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchmaterial—
2Old Frenchmaterial—
3Latinmāteriālis—
4Latinmāteria—
5Latinmāter—
6Proto-Italicmātērmother
7Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother

Words derived from “materiael”

  • materiaal
  • materiaal
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