Latin

māter

‘mother’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin māter.

22 English words in this record descend from Latin māter, most familiar first.

• matter ← matere ← matere ← māteria
• material ← materiel ← māteriālis ← māteria
• matrix ← matris ← matrice
• maternal ← maternel ← māternus
• maternity ← maternité ← māternitās ← māternus
• mater
• matron ← matrone ← matrone ← mātrōna
• materiel ← māteriālis ← māteria
• materia
• madrigal ← madrigale ← mātrīcālis ← mātrīx
• matériel ← māteriālis ← māteria
• cummer ← commare ← commere ← commāter

More words from māter

• matrice
• matrona
• goomah
• madrepore
• matronymic
• matricula
• matriclinous
• matroclinous
• madrier
• phycomater

Etymograph / Latin māter