Where does “paternalist” come from?
Paternalist comes from English paternal combined with the suffix -ista from Latin, -ιστής from Ancient Greek, and -alis from Latin, all ultimately deriving from Latin pater meaning father, from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr.
paternalist (English): Of or pertaining to paternalism; An advocate of...
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to paternalism; An advocate of...
Ancestry of “paternalist”, step by step
paternalist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English paternal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | paternal | Of or pertaining to one's father, his genes, his... |
| 2 | Old French | paternal | paternal |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | paternalis | paternal |
| 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 |
via French paternaliste
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | paternaliste | paternalist |