Where does “materialist” come from?
materialist (Romanian) comes from French matérialiste, from French matériel, from Latin māteriālis, from Latin māteria, from Latin māter, from Proto-Italic mātēr, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.
materialist (Romanian): materialistic; materialist
Definitions
- materialistic; materialist
Ancestry of “materialist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | matérialiste | materialist; materialistic |
| 2 | French | matériel | equipment, supplies; hardware; material |
| 3 | Latin | māteriālis | material (made of matter) |
| 4 | Latin | māteria | matter; material; component stuff; substance |
| 5 | Latin | māter | mother female parent |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | mātēr | mother |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | méh₂tēr | mother |