myEtymology.com: French etymology of material

Etymology of the French word material

the French word material

derived 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)

English material