paternally

Variant of paternal

adjective

  1. of, like, or characteristic of a father or fatherhood; fatherly
  2. derived, received, or inherited from a father
  3. related through the father's side of the family: paternal grandparents

Origin: ML paternalis < L paternus < pater, father

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