Etymology

metronymic

met·ro·nym·ic
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Ancient Greek μητρωνυμικός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromμητρωνυμικός
  2. English todaymetronymic

From Ancient Greek μητρωνυμικός (mētrōnumikós).

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