Word: paternal
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: pa
ter
nal
Definition: Of or pertaining to one's father, his genes, his relatives, or his side of a family
Morphemes:
Affix: paternal
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Of or pertaining to one's father, his genes, his relatives, or his side of a family
Etymology Compounds: Affix: pater
Language: la
Decoded: pater
Meaning: father
Affix: -rnus
Language: la
Decoded: -rnus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: suffix forming adjectives