Madre
/ˈmadɾe/noun
A Spanish and Italian word meaning mother.
Did you know?Madre descends from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr, a deeply ancient mother-word that also gave English mother, Latin mater, and Greek mḗtēr.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*méh₂tēr
“mother”
Proto-Italic
PI
*māter
“mother”
Latin
Latin
māter
“mother”
Old Spanish
OSp
madre
“mother”
Modern Spanish
Spanish
madre
“mother”
Modern Italian
Italian
madre
“mother”