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Where does “Madère” come from?

Madère (Norman) comes from French madère, from Portuguese Madeira, from Old Portuguese madeira, from Latin māteria, from Latin māter, from Proto-Italic mātēr, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.

Ancestry of “Madère”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchmadèreMadeira
2PortugueseMadeiraEllipsis of vinho da Madeira
3Old Portuguesemadeira—
4Latinmāteria—
5Latinmāter—
6Proto-Italicmātērmother
7Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother
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