mater- root words — words with the mater- root

The root mater- comes from Latin materia, meaning matter, timber. 14 words in Dendril are built from it, including material, materials, matter, matters, immaterial, materialism, materialist, materialistic, materialize, materialized, materializes, materializing. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the mater- root

Explore words with mater- — words containing the mater- root and sharing its sense of "matter, timber". Examples include material, materials, matter, matters, immaterial, materialism, materialist, materialistic, materialize, materialized, materializes, materializing. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does mater- mean?

The mater- root means matter, timber, from Latin materia. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.