homopaternal etymology

English word homopaternal comes from English paternal, English homo-

Detailed word origin of homopaternal

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
paternal English (eng) Acting as a father. Fatherly; behaving as or characteristic of a father.. Of or pertaining to one's father, his genes, his relatives, or his side of a family. Received or inherited from one's father.
homo- English (eng) (organic chemistry) Used to form the names of compounds derived from simpler ones by addition of a methylene group. Of or pertaining to homosexuals or homosexuality. Same.
homopaternal English (eng) Of the same father.

Words with the same origin as homopaternal

Descendants of homo-
homoarginine homocarnosine homocentrism homodifunctionalized homodisubstituted homodromous homoerotic homomania homomer homonym homophase homophobe homophobia homopurine homorhythm homosex homosphere homostructure homosubstituted homotaxis homothermal homovanillic homovanillic acid homovitexin