Etymology of the English word maternity
the English word
maternityderived from the French word
maternitéderived from the Medieval Latin word
maternitasderived from the Latin word
maternus (maternal, motherly, of a mother)
derived from the Late Latin word
mater (mother; mother, foster mother; lady)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*māter- (mother)
Usage
Word found in Modern English
