maternal
adj.
late 15c., from Old French maternel (14c.), from Vulgar Latin *maternalis, from Latin maternus "maternal, of a mother," from mater "mother" (see mother, n.1).
〔李〕[matern;-ala.] a.母亲的； 母性的； 母方的 ←matern,matr (L mater)=mother 母
〔蒋〕[mater=matr母，-n-，-al…的] 母亲的，母性的