myEtymology.com: Latin etymology of pater

Etymology of the Latin word pater

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)

English pater, English patrilocal, French pedre, French patriclan, French patrilinéaire, Italian pate, Italian padre, Italian patroclino, Italian patristico, Italian patrilocale, Italian patrilineo, Italian patristico, Portuguese padre, Portuguese paterino, Romanian pater, Spanish páter, Spanish padre

Word found in Late Latin