Etymology of the English word paternity
the English word
paternityderived from the Old French word
paternitederived from the Late Latin word
paternitas (fatherly feeling, care; paternity)
derived 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)
Usage
Word found in Modern English
