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Where does “matric” come from?

Matric comes from Latin matrix, derived from Latin mater meaning mother, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr with the same sense.

matric (English): The final year of high school; Someone in their...

Definitions

  1. The final year of high school; Someone in their...

Ancestry of “matric”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmatriculationenrollment in a college or university; A pass in...
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