Are there words of that effect for grandparents? If so, what are they?
2006-09-20 14:46:55 · 5 answers · asked by ? 4 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
The Latin root for father is "pater". Therefore you fathers side of the family is paternal grandmother, uncle cousin, etc. The same applies to "mater". So the first two respondents gave you the most accurate answer. The source of Arturo's error is a common one since your father is generally speaking a male. The Latin root meaning male, not father, is vir viri.
2006-09-20 16:46:46 · answer #1 · answered by tepidorator 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Its the same thing...your maternal grandparents or paternal grandparents....I don't think anyone was clever enough to come up with something more original
2006-09-20 21:52:16 · answer #2 · answered by coolchic011469 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, because "maternal" and "paternal" simply refer to GENDER and not ancestry. It has nothing to do with parents or grandparents but rather describes the sex of whoever you're refering to. Hope this helps.
2006-09-20 22:37:55 · answer #3 · answered by Arturo Amante 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, you would just use maternal or paternal for whichever side of the family you want to indicate. (i.e. grandmother on your mother's side would be maternal grandmother)
2006-09-20 21:53:04 · answer #4 · answered by Shaun 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
papal and mammal
(or mommal).
Better to invent some when we have equivalents in other languages.
2006-09-21 00:25:34 · answer #5 · answered by seshu 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋