enate vs maternal

enate

adj
  • Related on the maternal side of the family. 

  • Related to someone by female connections. 

  • Having identical grammatical structure (but with elements that are semantically different). 

  • Growing out. 

noun
  • Any maternal female relative. 

  • A relative whose relation is traced only through female members of the family. 

maternal

adj
  • Related through the mother, or her side of the family. 

  • Derived from the mother as opposed to the foetus during pregnancy. 

  • Of or pertaining to a mother; having the characteristics of a mother; motherly. 

noun
  • A person related through the mother, or her side of the family; a maternal relative. 

How often have the words enate and maternal occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )