Where does “matrilineal” come from?

matrilineal (English) comes from English lineal, from Old French lineal, from Latin līneālis, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.

matrilineal (English): Tracing descent only through female ancestors

Definitions

  1. Tracing descent only through female ancestors

Ancestry of “matrilineal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlinealOf a family relationship that includes mothers,...
2Old Frenchlineal—
3Latinlīneālisconsisting of lines, linear, lineal
4LatinlīneaA linen thread
5Latinlīnumflax
6Proto-Italiclīnom—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax

Words derived from “matrilineal”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom →Every word from Proto-Italic līnom →Every word from Latin līnum →