English

geomaterial

From geo- + material.

Proto-Hellenic *gaya

Ancient Greek γῆ ‘earth’

English geo-

Latin māter ‘mother’

Latin māteria ‘wood, material, substance’

Late Latin māteriālis

Middle English material ‘made of matter’

Today it means

noun Any material (for road construction etc.) of geological origin

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

Etymograph / geomaterial