METRONYMIC


Meaning of METRONYMIC in English

noun

( -s )

Etymology: Middle Greek mētrōnymikos, adjective, named after one's mother, from Greek mētr-, mētēr mother + onyma, onoma name + -ikos -ic — more at mother , name

: matronymic

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