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patri-

 
a combining form meaning “father,” occurring originally in loanwords from Greek and Latin (patriarch; patrician), and used in the formation of new compounds (patrilineal).
Also, especially before a vowel, patr-.

Origin:
comb. form repr. L pater, Gk patr father
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patr-  
pref.  Variant of patri-.
patri- or patr-  
pref.  Father, paternal: patrilineal.

[Latin (from pater, patr-, father) and Greek (from patēr, patr-, father); see pəter- in Indo-European roots.]
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