English
maternalistic
From maternal + -istic.
Formed from maternal + -istic
Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr ‘mother’
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Latin māter ‘mother’
Latin māternus ‘of or pertaining to a mother, maternal’
Middle French maternel
Middle English maternal
English maternal
Today it means
adj Exhibiting or relating to maternalism.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / maternalistic