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

Words derived from “matéria”

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