Etymology

matrilineality

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Today it means: The condition of being matrilineal Full definition →

English matrilineal ← Latin māter ← Proto-Italic *mātēr
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*méh₂tēr
  2. Proto-Italic*mātēr
  3. Latinmāter
  4. Englishmatri-
  5. Englishlineal
  6. Englishmatrilineal
  7. English todaymatrilineality

From matrilineal + -ity.

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