Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
PATRONYMIC
patronymic
(adjective) of or derived from a personal or family name
patronymic, patronym
(noun) a family name derived from name of your father or a paternal ancestor (especially with an affix (such as -son in English or O’- in Irish) added to the name of your father or a paternal ancestor)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
patronymic (not comparable)
Derived from one's father.
(by extension) Derived from one's ancestors.
Noun
patronymic (plural patronymics)
A name acquired from one's father.
(by extension) A name acquired from one's father's, grandfather's or earlier (male) ancestor's first name. Some cultures use a patronymic where other cultures use a surname or family name; other cultures (like Russia) use both a patronymic and a surname.
Usage notes
A patronymic is often formed by adding a prefix or suffix to a name.
Synonyms
• patronym
Coordinate terms
• matronym
• matronymic
• metronym
• metronymic
• teknonym
• teknonymic
Anagrams
• aptronymic, importancy, pyromantic
Source: Wiktionary
Pa`tro*nym"ic, a. Etym: [L. patronymicus, Gr. patronymique.]
Definition: Derived from ancestors; as, a patronymic denomination.
Pa`tro*nym"ic, n. Etym: [Gr.
Definition: A modification of the father's name borne by the son; a name derived from that of a parent or ancestor; as, Pelides, the son of Peleus; Johnson, the son of John; Macdonald, the son of Donald; Paulowitz, the son of Paul; also, the surname of a family; the family name. M. A. Lower.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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