metronymic

英 [,metrəʊ'nɪmɪk] 美 [,mitrə'nɪmɪk]
  • adj. 表示母系的
  • n. 表示母系

中文词源


metronymic 母系的,母名的,跟母亲姓的

来自希腊语meter,母亲,词源同mother,-onym,名字,词源同name,anonymous.即母亲名字的,引申词义母系的,跟母亲姓的等。

英文词源


metronymic (adj.)
"derived from the name of a mother or maternal ancestor," 1881, from Late Greek metronymikos "named for one's mother," from meter (genitive metros) "mother" (see mother (n.1)) + onyma (see name (n.)). Related: Metronymically (1822).

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