Etymology · Proto-Indo-European
*méh₂tēr
5 English words descend from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr, most common first.
- maternalOf or pertaining to a mother; having the characteristics of a mother; motherly.
- madeiraA type of fortified wine produced on that island.
- immaterialHaving no matter or substance; incorporeal.
- materteralOf or relating to, or in the manner of, an aunt.
- materterineSynonym of materteral (“of or relating to, or in the manner of, an aunt”)