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maternus meaning in English

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maternus [materna, maternum] adjective

maternal, motherly, of a motheradjective

avus maternus noun

maternal grandfather(one's mother's father)
noun
[UK: mə.ˈtɜːn.l̩ ˈɡræn.fɑː.ðə(r)] [US: mə.ˈtɝː.nl̩ ˈɡrænd.ˌfɑː.ðər]

paternus, maternus adjective

ancestral(pertaining to ancestors)
adjective
[UK: æn.ˈse.strəl] [US: æn.ˈse.strəl]