Etymology of the English word material
the English word
materialderived from the French word
matérielderived from the Late Latin word
materialis (material; of, related to subject matter)
derived from the Latin word
materia (material, matter, substance; means, occasion, condition effecting action; wood, lumber, timber)
derived from the Late Latin word
mater (mother; mother, foster mother; lady)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*māter- (mother)
derived from the French word
materialderived from the Late Latin word
materialis (material; of, related to subject matter)
derived from the Latin word
materia (material, matter, substance; means, occasion, condition effecting action; wood, lumber, timber)
derived from the Late Latin word
mater (mother; mother, foster mother; lady)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*māter- (mother)
Date
The earliest known usage of material in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
biomaterial,
materialize,
nonmaterial,
materiallyCognates
Dutch
materiaal, French
matériel, French
matériaux, German
Material, German
materiell, Italian
materiale, Latin
materialis, Lithuanian
materialinis, Norwegian
material, Polish
materialny, Russian
мaтepиaльный, Swedish
material, Yiddish
materijelUsage
Word found in Modern English
