Where does “matrilineage” come from?

matrilineage (English) comes from English lineage, from Middle English linage, from Old French linage, from Old French ligne, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.

matrilineage (English): Lineage based upon the maternal line; a group of descendants related through a common female lineage

Definitions

  1. Lineage based upon the maternal line; a group of descendants related through a common female lineage

Ancestry of “matrilineage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlineageDescent in a line from a common progenitor;...
2Middle Englishlinage—
3Old Frenchlinagelineage
4Old Frenchligne—
5LatinlīneaA linen thread
6Latinlīnumflax
7Proto-Italiclīnom—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom →