Etymology of the French word paternalisme
the French word
paternalismederived from the English word
paternalismusing the English suffix
-ismderived from the French suffix
-ismderived from the Latin suffix
-ismusderived from the Greek suffix
-ismos, -ισμός
suffix for verbs ending in "-izein" (cf. Latin "-izare")
derived from 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)
Date
The earliest known usage of paternalisme in French dates from the 19th century.
Derivations in French
paternaliste
