what are the meanings of the affixes in the word, "matrilineal"?

i need to do this dumb homework for english class. i need to know the meanings of the morphemes in the word "matrilineal". any english geiusus that could help me would be great!

Days of You’re2009-03-07T16:16:03Z

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Matri- means mother.
Lineal means of or pertaining to lines, in this case line of descent.

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