Etymology of the French word matriciel
the French word
matricielderived 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)
using the French suffix
-ielDate
The earliest known usage of matriciel in French dates from the 19th century.
