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Patronomatology — Pa tro*nom a*tol o*gy, n. [Gr. path r, patro s, a father + E. onomatology.] That branch of knowledge which deals with personal names and their origin; the study of patronymics. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
patr- — combining form or patri or patro Etymology: patr partly from Latin, from patr , pater; partly from Greek, from patr , patēr; patri from Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin, from patr , pater; patro , New Latin, from Greek, from patr ,… … Useful english dictionary