Etymology of the Latin word paternitas
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)
Derivations in other languages
French
paternité, French
paternite, Italian
paternità, Portuguese
paternidade, Spanish
paternidadUsage
Word found in Late Latin
