Where does “metronym” come from?

metronym (English) comes from Ancient Greek μήτηρ, from Proto-Hellenic mā́tēr, from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr — mother.

metronym (English): The name of someone's mother; A matronymic...

Definitions

  1. The name of someone's mother; A matronymic...

Ancestry of “metronym”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμήτηρmother; source or origin
2Proto-Hellenicmā́tērmother
3Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méh₂tēr →Every word from Proto-Hellenic mā́tēr →Every word from Ancient Greek μήτηρ →