English
mater
Mater comes from Latin māter ‘mother’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmāter‘mother’
- Englishearliest quotation 1919mater
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmāter‘mother’
- Englishearliest quotation 1919mater
Earliest quotation: 1919, Pelham Grenville Wodehouse, A Damsel in Distress: “Their maters are all pals of my mater’s, and…”
Linked words
through Latin māter ‘mother’
Today it means
noun Mother.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin māter / mater