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material

/mateˈɾjal/

adjective/mateˈɾjal/

material

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr Proto-Italic *mātēr Latin māter Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia ▲ Ancient Greek ὕλη (húlē)sl. Latin materia Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -alis Late Latin māteriālisbor. Spanish material Borrowed from Late Latin māteriālis.

noun, masculine/mateˈɾjal/plural: materiales

material

Related: es material, material particulado, materialidad, materialmente

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr Proto-Italic *mātēr Latin māter Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia ▲ Ancient Greek ὕλη (húlē)sl. Latin materia Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -alis Late Latin māteriālisbor. Spanish material Borrowed from Late Latin māteriālis.