Etymology of the Latin word materia
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)
Derivations in Latin
materialis,
materiamen,
materiatusDerivations in other languages
French
matere, French
matière, Italian
materia, Mozarabic
matrwéṉa, Portuguese
madeira, Portuguese
matéria, Spanish
materia, Spanish
maderaCognates
Dutch
materie, English
matter, French
matière, German
Materie, Italian
materia, Lithuanian
materija, Norwegian
materie, Polish
materia, Provençal
materia, Russian
мaтepия, Swedish
materia
