Proto-Italic
*mātēr
‘mother’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Italic *mātēr.
21 English words in this record descend from Proto-Italic *mātēr, most familiar first.
- matter ← matere ← matere ← māteria ← māter
- material ← materiel ← māteriālis ← māteria ← māter
- matrix ← matris ← matrice ← māter
- maternal ← maternel ← māternus ← māter
- maternity ← maternité ← māternitās ← māternus ← māter
- matron ← matrone ← matrone ← mātrōna ← māter
- materiel ← māteriālis ← māteria ← māter
- materia ← māter
- madrigal ← madrigale ← mātrīcālis ← mātrīx ← māter
- cummer ← commare ← commere ← commāter ← māter
- matrice ← mātrīx ← māter
- matrona ← māter
More words from *mātēr
From Wiktionary, by Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); adapted. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Italic *mātēr