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      metronymic
      noun
      a name derived from the name of your mother or a maternal ancestor
      Roots
      metermetro- · Greek · motheronymanym- · Greek · nameikos-ic · Greek · pertaining to
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      The word metronymic breaks down into 3 roots of Greek origin: metro, from Greek meter (“mother”); nym, from Greek onyma (“name”); and -ic, from Greek ikos (“pertaining to”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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