patr- combining form orpatri-orpatro- 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-, patēr — more at father : father < patrikin > < patrilineal > < patristic > < patroclinal > < patrogenesis > < patronomatology >