madera

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Spanish word madera comes from Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr, and later Proto-Italic *mātēr (Mother.)

*-tḗr (Proto-Indo-European)

Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone or something whose role or purpose it is to perform the verb's action.

*mh₂tros (Proto-Indo-European)

*mātēr (Proto-Italic)

Mother.

matrem (Latin)

matere (Middle English)

Womb.

madera (Spanish)

Makings. Wood. Wooden plank, board.

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