Where does “nonpaternity” come from?
nonpaternity (English) comes from English paternity, from Middle French paternité, from Latin paternitas, from Latin paternus, from Latin pater, from Proto-Italic patēr, from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.
nonpaternity (English): Not of or pertaining to paternity
Definitions
- Not of or pertaining to paternity
Ancestry of “nonpaternity”, step by step
nonpaternity traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English paternity
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | paternity | fatherhood, being a father; parental descent from... |
| 2 | Middle French | paternité | — |
| 3 | Latin | paternitas | fatherly feeling or care; fatherhood, paternity;... |
| 4 | Latin | paternus | Of or pertaining to a father, paternal, fatherly;... |
| 5 | Latin | pater | father; head of household; parent |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | patēr | father |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ph₂tḗr | father |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂- | to protect; to shepherd |