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matronymic en · ADJ
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Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr
Proto-Italic *mātēr
Latin māter
Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥
Proto-Hellenic *ónomə
Ancient Greek ὄνῠμα (ónŭma)der.
New Latinbor.
English -onym
Proto-Indo-European *-ikos
Proto-Italic *-ikos
Latin -icuslbor.
Old French -iquebor.
Middle English -ik
English -ic
English matronymic
From Latin māter (“mother”) + English -onym + -ic.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Of, relating to, or derived from the given name of one's mother.
In many countries, matronymic surnames can be adopted after the death of the father, although the process is very formal and lengthy.
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(not-comparable) By extension; of, relating to, or derived from the given name of a female ancestor.
Synonyms
metronymic (from the given name of a mother)
Translations (4)
de matronymisch (matronymic (adjective)) · fr matronymique (matronymic (adjective)) · de metronymisch (matronymic (adjective)) · cs matronymický (matronymic (adjective))
matronymic en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
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Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr
Proto-Italic *mātēr
Latin māter
Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥
Proto-Hellenic *ónomə
Ancient Greek ὄνῠμα (ónŭma)der.
New Latinbor.
English -onym
Proto-Indo-European *-ikos
Proto-Italic *-ikos
Latin -icuslbor.
Old French -iquebor.
Middle English -ik
English -ic
English matronymic
From Latin māter (“mother”) + English -onym + -ic.
Meanings
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A surname or byname acquired from the given name of one's mother.
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By extension, a surname or byname acquired from the given name from a female ancestor.
Forms
Coordinates
patronymic · patronym
Relateds
family name · given name · first name · surname
Synonyms
metronymic (surname from a mother) · metronym (surname from a mother) · matronym (surname from a mother)
Translations (9)
de Metronym (matronymic (noun)) · de Muttersname (matronymic (noun)) · de Matronymikum (matronymic (noun)) · cs metronymikon (matronymic (noun)) · de Muttername (matronymic (noun)) · de Matronymikon (matronymic (noun)) · de Matronym (matronymic (noun)) · te మాతృకనామము (matronymic (noun)) · de Metronymikon (matronymic (noun))