Where does “transition matrix” come from?

transition matrix (English) comes from English transition, from Middle French transition, from Latin transitio, from Latin itio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

transition matrix (English): A square matrix whose rows consist of nonnegative...

Definitions

  1. A square matrix whose rows consist of nonnegative...

Ancestry of “transition matrix”, step by step

transition matrix traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English transition

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtransitionThe process of change from one form, state, style...
2Middle Frenchtransition
3Latintransitiotransit, transition, passage; desertion;...
4Latinitioa going, walking, travelling
5Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
6Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via English Matrix

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMatrixA simulated reality to which many humans are connected. In some works created by sentient machines to subdue humans
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-