MATRONYMIC


Meaning of MATRONYMIC in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌma-trə-ˈni-mik ]

noun

Etymology: matr- + -onymic (as in patronymic )

Date: 1794

: a name derived from that of the mother or a maternal ancestor

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