Where does “madeira” come from?

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

Ancestry of “madeira”, step by step

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

Words derived from “madeira”

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