Etymology

matriarchal

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Today it means: Governed by (or as if by) a matriarch. Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English matriarch
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The story

  1. Englishmatriarch
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  4. English todaymatriarchal

From matriarch + -al.

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