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Where does “patrina” come from?

patrina (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto patrino, from Esperanto patro, from Italian padre, from Old Italian patre, from Latin pater, from Proto-Italic patēr, from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

patrina (Esperanto): maternal, mother's

Definitions

  1. maternal, mother's

Ancestry of “patrina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantopatrinomother
2Esperantopatrofather
3Italianpadrefather
4Old Italianpatre—
5Latinpaterfather; head of household; parent
6Proto-Italicpatērfather
7Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂tḗrfather
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd
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