Material
/məˈtɪəriəl/noun
Relating to physical substance or matter.
Did you know?The term 'material' is linked to the Latin word for 'matter', which was often seen as the physical embodiment of the divine in ancient philosophies.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*mater
“Mother, source of life.”
Latin
Latin
materia
“Substance, matter; the essential material of something.”
Old French
Old French
material
“Pertaining to matter, bodily, physical.”
Middle English
Middle English
material
“Relating to the substance or matter of something.”
Modern English
English
material
“Pertaining to the physical world or substance.”
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