Where does “materia fecal” come from?

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

materia fecal (Spanish): excrement, fecal matter

Definitions

  1. excrement, fecal matter

Ancestry of “materia fecal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmateriamatter; subject
2Latinmāteriamatter; material; component stuff; substance
3Latinmātermother female parent
4Proto-Italicmātērmother
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Italic mātēr →Every word from Latin māter →