Where does “mater” come from?

mater (Middle English) comes from Old French materie, from Latin māteria, from Latin māter, from Proto-Italic mātēr, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.

mater (Middle English): Alternative form of matere

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of matere

Ancestry of “mater”, step by step

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

Words derived from “mater”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Italic mātēr →Every word from Latin māter →