Etymology of the Latin word materialis
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)
Derivations in Latin
immaterialisDerivations in other languages
Church Latin
immaterialis, French
matériel, French
material, Italian
materiale, Portuguese
material, Spanish
materialCognates
Dutch
materiaal, English
material, French
matériel, French
matériaux, German
Material, German
materiell, Italian
materiale, Lithuanian
materialinis, Norwegian
material, Polish
materialny, Russian
мaтepиaльный, Swedish
material, Yiddish
materijelUsage
Word found in Late Latin
