matrilineal
adjective /ˌmætrɪˈlɪniəl/
  /ˌmætrɪˈlɪniəl/
 (specialist)- used to describe the relationship between mother and children that continues in a family with each generation, or something that is based on this relationship
- She traced her family history by matrilineal descent (= starting with her mother, her mother's mother, etc.).
 
Word Originearly 20th cent.: from Latin mater, matr- ‘mother’ + lineal.