MATRONYMIC

Mat `ro *nym "ic, n. Etym: [L. mater mother + -nymic, as in patronimic.]

matronymic

mat ro nym ic |ˌmatrəˈnimik mætrəˈnɪmɪk |(also metronymic |ˌme- |) ▶noun a name derived from the name of a mother or female ancestor. ▶adjective (of a name ) so derived. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from Latin mater, matr- ‘mother, ’ on the pattern of patronymic .

matronymic

matronymic |ˌmatrəˈnɪmɪk | ▶noun a name derived from the name of a mother or female ancestor. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from Latin mater, matr- ‘mother ’, on the pattern of patronymic .