Where does “paternitas” come from?

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

paternitas (Latin): fatherly feeling or care; fatherhood, paternity

Definitions

  1. fatherly feeling or care; fatherhood, paternity

Ancestry of “paternitas”, step by step

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

Words derived from “paternitas”

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