Where does “madera” come from?

madera (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish madera, from Latin māteria, from Latin māter, from Proto-Italic mātēr, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.

madera (Spanish): wood; wooden plank, board; makings

Definitions

  1. wood; wooden plank, board; makings

Ancestry of “madera”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishmaderawood
2Latinmāteriamatter; material; component stuff; substance
3Latinmātermother female parent
4Proto-Italicmātērmother
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother

Words derived from “madera”

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