Word: paternalist
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pa
ter
nal
ist
Definition: An advocate of paternalism; the attitude (of a person or a government) that subordinates should be controlled in a fatherly way for their own good
Morphemes:
Affix: paternal
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Fatherly; behaving as or characteristic of a father.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: pater
Language: la
Decoded: pater
Meaning: father
Affix: -rnus
Language: la
Decoded: -rnus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: suffix forming adjectives
Affix: -ist
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: one who has a certain ideology or set of beliefs;
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ίζω
Language: grc
Decoded: -izo
Meaning: -ize, -ise
Affix: -τής
Language: grc
Decoded: -tes
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: With -ύζω verbs.