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

  1. matter, raw material; matter, subject

Ancestry of “materie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmaterie
2Latinmāteriamatter; material; component stuff; substance
3Latinmātermother female parent
4Proto-Italicmātērmother
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother

Words derived from “materie

Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tērEvery word from Proto-Italic mātērEvery word from Latin māter
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