adjective
Origin: LL patronymicus < Gr patrōnymikos < patēr, father + onyma, name
noun
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adjective
Origin:
Origin: Late Latin patrōnymicus
Origin: , from Greek patrōnumikos
Origin: , from patrōnumos, named after one's father
Origin: : patēr, patr-, father
Origin: + onuma, name; see nō̆-men- in Indo-European roots
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