"a name derived from a mother or maternal ancestor," 1794, a hybrid from Latin māter "mother" (see mother (n.1)) + Greek-based ending from patronymic. As an adjective, "pertaining to or being derived from a mother or maternal ancestor," from 1874.
matrix
matroclinous
matron
matronize
matronly
matronymic
matte
matted
matter
Matterhorn
matterless