padre
‘priest, chaplain’
Lexical development traced from the Tamil root:
E. patree, padra < Ital., Port., or Span. padre < Lat. patrem ‘father’ < pater 'father' < paad < pəter- < Tamil appā
padre
Technical words derived from 'padre'
padre - பாதிரி, தனிமுறைக்குரு.
English words derived from Tamil appā connotating 'father'