Etymology of the English word matrices
the English word
matricesderived from the Old French word
matricederived from the Late Latin word
matrix (womb, groundwork, mold; dam, female animal kept for breeding; parent tree)
derived from the Late Latin word
mater (mother; mother, foster mother; lady)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*māter- (mother)
Usage
Word found in Modern English
