Word: paternally
Part of speech: Adverb
Syllables: pa
ter
nal
ly
Definition: In a paternal manner; fatherly.
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: -ly
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adverbs from adjectives.