Etymology of the French word matériel
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)
Date
The earliest known usage of matériel in French dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in French
matérialiser,
matériellement,
matérialisme,
matérialiste,
matérialité,
matériologieDerivations in other languages
English
materialCognates
Dutch
materiaal, English
material, French
matériaux, German
Material, German
materiell, Italian
materiale, Latin
materialis, Lithuanian
materialinis, Norwegian
material, Polish
materialny, Russian
мaтepиaльный, Swedish
material, Yiddish
materijel
