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.

madère (Norman): Madeira

Definitions

  1. Madeira

Ancestry of “madère”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchmadèreMadeira
2PortugueseMadeiraEllipsis of vinho da Madeira
3Old Portuguesemadeira—
4Latinmāteriamatter; material; component stuff; substance
5Latinmātermother female parent
6Proto-Italicmātērmother
7Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Italic mātēr →Every word from Latin māter →