patrulo

From patro (“parent”) +‎ -ulo (“male”).

• IPA^(key): /paˈtru.lo/

patrulo (plural patruli)

1. (archaic) father

Originally patro meant "parent", while the derivatives patrulo meant "father" and patrino meant "mother", but in later times this was changed so patro meant father, while adding genitoro and matro to mean "parent" and "mother".

• patro
• papa
• (diminutive) patreto

• genitoro (“parent”)
• (archaic) patro (“parent”)

• matro (“mother”)
• mama (“mother”)
• (diminutive) matreto
• (archaic) patrino

• patr-o in Ido-English Dictionary by L. H. Dyer, 1924