
English word matrix comes from Proto-Indo-European *mh₂tros, and later Proto-Italic *mātēr (Mother.)
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*mh₂tros (Proto-Indo-European)
*mātēr (Proto-Italic)
Mother.
mater (Latin)
Honorific title. Matron of a house. Mother (female parent). Mother (source, origin). Motherland. Nurse. Woman.
matere (Middle English)
Womb.
matrice (Latin)
matrice (Old French)
Female reproductive system.
matrix (English)
(analytical chemistry) The environment from which a given sample is taken.. (archaeology and paleontology) The sediment surrounding and including the artifacts, features, and other materials at a site.. (biology) An extracellular matrix, the material or tissue between the cells of animals or plants.. (biology) Part of the mitochondrion.. (biology) The material or tissue in which more [...]