πατρο-

From Ancient Greek πᾰτρός (patrós).

• IPA^(key): /ˈpatɾo/

πατρο- • (patro-)

1. added before a noun, adjective or verb to create words that indicates something related to fathers and, by, extension, ancestors; patri-:

   ‎πατρο- (patro-) + ‎γραμμή (grammí, “line”) → ‎πατρογραμμικός (patrogrammikós, “patrilineal”)

   ‎πατρο- (patro-) + ‎-κτονία (-ktonía, “-cide”) → ‎πατροκτονία (patroktonía, “patricide”)

   ‎πατρο- (patro-) + ‎παράδοση (parádosi, “tradition”) → ‎πατροπαράδοτος (patroparádotos, “traditional, long-established”)

• μητρο- (mitro-, “mother-related prefix”)