patronymic
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Adj — Coming from a father's name.
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Etymology
Formed from Ancient Greek πατήρ (patḗr), meaning "father", plus ὄνυμα (ónuma), meaning "name", a variant form of ὄνομα (ónoma), also meaning "name". Also analysed as patronym plus -ic, from patro- plus -onym.
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