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Where does “nonpatrilineal” come from?

nonpatrilineal (English) comes from English patrilineal, 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.

nonpatrilineal (English): Not patrilineal

Definitions

  1. Not patrilineal

Ancestry of “nonpatrilineal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpatrilinealPertaining to descent through male lines
2EnglishlinealOf a family relationship that includes mothers,...
3Old Frenchlineal—
4Latinlīneālis—
5Latinlīnea—
6Latinlīnum—
7Proto-Italiclīnom—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom →