Mater etymology

Latin

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

Etymology of mater

Detailed word origin of mater

Dictionary entry Language Definition
*-tḗr Proto-Indo-European (ine) 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 (ine)
*mātēr Proto-Italic (itc-pro) Mother.
mater Latin (lat) Honorific title. Matron of a house. Mother (female parent). Mother (source, origin). Motherland. Nurse. Woman.

Words with the same origin as mater

Descendants of *-tḗr

materia matrem