English word matter comes from Proto-Indo-European *mh₂tros
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *mh₂tros | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| matrem | Latin (lat) | |
| materie | Old French (fro) | |
| materie | Anglo-Norman (xno) | |
| mater | Middle English (enm) | |
| matter | English (en) | (intransitive) To be important.. (transitive, obsolete, _, outside dialects) To care about, to mind; to find important.. To form pus or matter, as an abscess; to maturate. (dated) Pus.. (obsolete) Inducing cause or reason, especially of anything disagreeable or distressing.. (obsolete) The essence; the pith; the embodiment.. (philosophy) Aristotelian: undeveloped potentiality subject to [...] |