Where does “matrices” come from?

matrices (Latin) comes from Latin matrix, from Latin mater, from Proto-Italic mātēr, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.

matrices (Latin): nominative plural of mātrīx; accusative plural of...

Definitions

  1. nominative plural of mātrīx; accusative plural of...

Ancestry of “matrices”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmatrixuterus, womb; dam; source, origin
2Latinmatermother; matron of a house; honorific title
3Proto-Italicmātērmother
4Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Italic mātēr →Every word from Latin mater →
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