Where does “material” come from?

material (Romanian) comes from French matériel, from Latin māteriālis, from Latin māteria, from Latin māter, from Proto-Italic mātēr, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.

material (Romanian): material

Definitions

  1. material

Ancestry of “material”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmatérielequipment, supplies; hardware; material
2Latinmāteriālismaterial (made of matter)
3Latinmāteriamatter; material; component stuff; substance
4Latinmātermother female parent
5Proto-Italicmātērmother
6Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother

Words derived from “material”

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