Where does “materie” come from?
materie (Middle Dutch) comes from Old French materie, from Latin māteria, from Latin māter, from Proto-Italic mātēr, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.
materie (Middle Dutch): matter, raw material; matter, subject
Definitions
- matter, raw material; matter, subject
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