Etymograph

English

avunculocal

Avunculocal comes from Latin avunculus ‘maternal uncle’.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEavunculus1‘maternal uncle’
  2. Englishtodayavunculocal1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English avunculocal

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEavunculusWiktionary, English avunculocal‘maternal uncle’
  2. EnglishtodayavunculocalWiktionary, English avunculocal

Linked words

through Latin avunculus ‘maternal uncle’

uncle, 2 more

Today it means

adj Characterized by couples living with the husband's maternal uncle.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “avunculocal”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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