On Relationships

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In the previous blog, we came across the following root-words for different people in the family. Lets look at them a little more closely.


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Patris - Father
Matri - Mother
Frater- Brother
Soror - Sister
Uxor- Wife




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Based on the above, we can understand the reason for the words down below. You will see why some words we come across in english language are what they are.


On father (Patris)

Patron - Father; the one like a father
Paternal - fatherly; of the father
Paternity - related to fatherhood
Patricide - killing one's father


On mother (matron)

Matron - mother; the one like a mother; a mature married woman; a motherly-lady incharge of nurses in a hospital; or a women who is the warden/wardress for female prisoners.
Maternal - motherly; of the mother
Maternity - related to motherhood
Matricide - Killing one's mother

Matrimony : Marraige (getting a mother/lady to run your family)


On sister (soror)

sororal - sisterly
Sorority - sisterhood, a society or a club of women or girls, especially in a college.
Sororicide - killing one's sister


On brother (frater)

Fraternal - brotherly, friendly
Fraternity - brotherhood, an organization of male students, a body of men associated by common interest, a college men's society


On Wife (uxor)

Uxorial - pertaining to wife; wifely
Uxoricide - killing of one's wife
Uxorious - doting upon, foolishly fond of, or affectionately submissive toward one's wife.




An Extra bit on Marraige (Maritus)

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Marital : related to married people
Marital status : Status of whether one is married or not.
Marital bliss : The wonderful joy of being married
Marital ties : The relationships that form due to marraige, like spouses, in-laws etc.
Marital discord - A distubance or disagreement between the married people (husband and wife)
Extra-marital affair : Even-though one is married, his/her association with another person.

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Mariticide - killing of a husband; also used to mean killing of a spouse..

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