Etymology

matriclinous

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Latin mātr- ← Ancient Greek κλίνειν
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκλίνειν
  2. Latin · derived frommātr-
  3. English todaymatriclinous

From Latin mātr- + -i- + Ancient Greek κλίνειν (klínein) + -ous.

Words from the same roots

Latinmāter all →

matermatriarchmatriarchymadreporematri-matroclinousphycomater

Ancient Greekκλίνειν all →

matroclinouspatroclinous

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.