matrilineality

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What does matrilineality mean?

The condition of being matrilineal

Where does matrilineality come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr Proto-Italic *mātēr Latin māterder. English matri- English lineal English matrilineal Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English matrilineality From matrilineal + -ity.

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