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Matronalia

Matronalia comes from Latin mātrōna ‘married woman’, from Proto-Italic *mātēr ‘mother’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*méh₂tēr‘mother’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*mātēr‘mother’reconstructed
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmāter
  4. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEmātrōna‘married woman’
  5. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEMātrōnālia
  6. EnglishtodayMatronalia

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*méh₂tēr‘mother’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*mātēr‘mother’reconstructed
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmāter
  4. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEmātrōna‘married woman’
  5. Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEMātrōnālia
  6. EnglishtodayMatronalia

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr ‘mother’

mother, mat, metra, 19 more

through Proto-Italic *mātēr ‘mother’

materiel, materia, 14 more

through Latin māter

matter, material, matrix, maternity, maternal, mater, madrigal, 15 more

Today it means

name An Ancient Roman festival on the first of March celebrating childbirth and mothers, similar to Mother's Day.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr / Matronalia

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