paternally

adjective

1. characteristic of or befitting a father; fatherly: a kind and paternal reprimand.
2. of or relating to a father.
3. related on the father’s side: one’s paternal grandfather.
4. derived or inherited from a father: paternal traits.

adjective

1. relating to or characteristic of a father, esp in showing affection, encouragement, etc; fatherly
2. (prenominal) related through the fatherhis paternal grandfather
3. inherited or derived from the male parent

adj.early 15c., from Old French paternal “of a father” (12c.), from Medieval Latin paternalis, from Latin paternus “of a father, fatherly,” from pater (see father (n.)). adj.

1. Relating to or characteristic of a father or fatherhood.
2. Received or inherited from a father.
3. Related through one’s father.