Etymology

matrice

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Today it means: The womb. Full definition →

Middle English matrice ← Old French matrice ← Latin mātrīx
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  1. Latin · derived frommātrīx
  2. Old French · derived frommatrice
  3. Middle English · inherited frommatrice
  4. English todaymatrice

From Middle English matrice, matris, from Old French matrice, from Latin mātrīx; compare French matrice.

Words from the same roots

Old Frenchmatrice all →

matrix

Latinmātrīx all →

matrixmatriculate

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.