Etymology of the Latin word mater
the Late Latin word
mater (mother; mother, foster mother; lady)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*māter- (mother)
Derivations in Latin
matrix,
maternus,
matrona,
matrina,
matrimonium,
materia,
materfamilias,
matrimus,
commater,
matricida,
Matrella,
matrigna,
matrastraDerivations in other languages
English
mater, English
matri-, French
matrocline, French
mère, Italian
mate, Italian
madre, Italian
matricino, Italian
matrizzare, Italian
matrilocale, Italian
matrifocale, Italian
matriarcato, Italian
matrilineare, Italian
matriarca, Italian
matroclino, Italian
marogna, Portuguese
madre, Portuguese
mãe, Portuguese
matral, Spanish
madre, Spanish
matriarcaUsage
Word found in Late Latin
