Pat(e)r [Pater, Patr]

Morpheme

Pat(e)r [Pater, Patr]

Type

bound base

Denotation

father, man, head of household

Etymology

Latin pater

Evidence

expatriate, paternoster, patriarch, patricide, patrilineal, patrimony, patriot, patron, patronage, patronize, Patronus, patronymic, patroon, patroonry, patroonship, sympatric

Notes

patron, patronus, patroon, pattern, and padrone are doublets

Doublet

Father

See Also

Patern, Patrice, Pape, Pattern, Padr, Father