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Where does “matrice” come from?

matrice (Old French) comes from Latin mātrīx, from Latin māter, from Ancient Greek ἄρχω, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ergʰ- — to begin; to command, rule; to begin, rule,...

matrice (Old French): female reproductive system

Definitions

  1. female reproductive system

Ancestry of “matrice”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmātrīx—
2Latinmāter—
3Ancient GreekἄρχωTo begin; To lead, rule, govern, command; To be...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ergʰ-to begin; to command, rule; to begin, rule,...

Words derived from “matrice”

  • matrix
  • submatrix
  • matrixed
  • neuromatrix
  • sociomatrix
  • supermatrix
  • matroid
  • bimatrix
  • biomatrix
  • matrixial
  • cytomatrix
  • matrixlike
  • nonmatrix
  • matrixectomy
  • matroidal
  • eigenmatrix
  • multimatrix
  • polymatroid
  • hypermatrix
  • comatrix
  • intramatrix
  • matrician
  • matrixwise
  • semimatrix
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