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Where does “paternellement” come from?

paternellement (French) comes from French paternelle, from French paternel, from Latin paternus, from Latin pater, from Proto-Italic patēr, from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

paternellement (French): paternally

Definitions

  1. paternally

Ancestry of “paternellement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpaternellefeminine singular of paternel
2Frenchpaternelpaternal
3LatinpaternusOf or pertaining to a father, paternal, fatherly;...
4Latinpaterfather; head of household; parent
5Proto-Italicpatērfather
6Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂tḗrfather
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd
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