Etymology of the English word paternal
the English word
paternalderived from the Old French word
paternalderived from the Latin word
paternalisderived from the Latin word
paternus (father's, paternal; ancestral)
derived from the Late Latin word
pater (father)
derived from the Greek word
pater, πατήρ (father; a 'father' (literally or figuratively, near or more remote))
using the Proto-Indo-European prefix
pəter- (father)
Derivations in English
paternalismUsage
Word found in Modern English
