matron的词源

英文词源

matron (n.)

late 14c., "married woman" (usually one of rank), from Old French matrone "married woman; elderly lady; patroness; midwife," and directly from Latin matrona "married woman, wife, matron," from mater (genitive matris) "mother" (see mother (n.1)). Sense of "female manager of a school, hospital, etc." first recorded 1550s.

中文词源

matron：中年妇女，女舍监，女护士长

matri-,母亲，-on,大词后缀。即像母亲一样的女人或年长的女性，引申词义女舍监，女护士长等。

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matron：保姆，护士长 

来源于拉丁语中mater(母亲)派生的matrona,经古法语matrone派生了英语matron。

词根词缀： -matr-母 + -on名词词尾