Etymology of the English word matrix
the English word
matrixderived 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)
Date
The earliest known usage of matrix in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
matrixing,
submatrixCognates
Danish
matrix, Dutch
matrix, Dutch
matrijs, German
Matrize, German
Matrix, Norwegian
matrise, Swedish
matrisUsage
Word found in Modern English
