Etymology Explorer › Swedish

Where does “matris” come from?

matris (Swedish) comes from Swedish ris, from Old Norse rís, from Middle Low German rīs, from Old French ris, from Italian riso, from Latin rīsus, from Ancient Greek ὄρυζα, from Proto-Iranian *wrinǰiš.

matris (Swedish): matrix; rectangular arrangement of terms; matrix;...

Definitions

  1. matrix; rectangular arrangement of terms; matrix;...

Ancestry of “matris”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishrissmall shrubs, such as blueberry and lingonberry,...
2Old Norserís—
3Middle Low Germanrīs—
4Old Frenchrisreef
5Italianrisolaughter, laugh; rice; past participle of ridere
6Latinrīsus—
7Ancient Greekὄρυζαrice
8Proto-Iranian*wrinǰiš—

Words derived from “matris”

  • identitetsmatris
  • enhetsmatris
Every word from Proto-Iranian *wrinǰiš →