Alma mater bụ ahịrịokwu Latin nghota zoro ezo a na-eji amata ụlọ akwụkwọ, kọleji, ma ọ bụ mahadum nke onye gara aga. A sụgharịrị ahịrịokwu a dịka "nne na-enye ume", "nne na-enye nwa ara", ma ọ bụ "nne na-azụlite", na-atụ aro na ụlọ akwụkwọ na-enye ụmụ akwụkwọ ya nri ọgụgụ isi. ALMA MATER. Lexico. Retrieved on 29 July 2021. Ayto, John (2005). Word Origins, 2nd, London: A&C Black. ISBN 9781408101605.  Cresswell, Julia (2010). Oxford Dictionary of Word Origins. Oxford University Press.