Where does “matice” come from?

matice (Czech) comes from Proto-Slavic matica, from Proto-Slavic mati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic mā́ˀtē, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.

matice (Czech): matrix; nut

Definitions

  1. matrix; nut

Ancestry of “matice”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmatica—
2Proto-Slavicmatimother
3Proto-Balto-Slavicmā́ˀtēmother
4Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother

Words derived from “matice”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic mā́ˀtē →Every word from Proto-Slavic mati →