Etymology of the Latin word paternus
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 Latin
paternalis,
paternitasDerivations in other languages
French
paternel, French
paterne, Italian
paterno, Portuguese
paterno, Spanish
paterno
