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Where does “matéria” come from?

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

matéria (Portuguese): matter; subject; a reportage, a journalistic...

Definitions

  1. matter; subject; a reportage, a journalistic...

Ancestry of “matéria”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmāteria—
2Latinmāter—
3Proto-Italicmātērmother
4Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother

Words derived from “matéria”

  • antimatéria
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr →