Where does “материа́л” come from?

материа́л (Russian) comes from Dutch materiaal, from Middle Dutch materiael, from Middle French material, from Old French material, from Latin māteriālis, from Latin māteria, from Latin māter, from Proto-Italic mātēr — mother.

материа́л (Russian): material

Definitions

  1. material

Ancestry of “материа́л”, step by step

материа́л traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch materiaal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmateriaalmaterial
2Middle Dutchmateriael
3Middle Frenchmaterial
4Old Frenchmaterial
5Latinmāteriālismaterial (made of matter)
6Latinmāteriamatter; material; component stuff; substance
7Latinmātermother female parent
8Proto-Italicmātērmother
9Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother

via Russian материа́льный

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianматериа́льныйmaterial

via German Material

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMaterialmaterial (matter)

Words derived from “материа́л

Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tērEvery word from Proto-Italic mātērEvery word from Latin māter