Words that come from Frankish “patta”

140 words across 26 languages descend from Frankish patta — including pattern, patrol, patois, patrolman, patten, patte, patternmaker, patroller.

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English (39)

Spanish (20)

French (16)

Italian (16)

Old French (12)

Portuguese (7)

Middle English (4)

Finnish (3)

Middle French (2)

Dutch (2)

Russian (2)

Cebuano (2)

Papiamentu (2)

Latin (1)

Chavacano (1)

Swedish (1)

Luxembourgish (1)

Greek (1)

Japanese (1)

Macedonian (1)

Catalan (1)

Seychellois Creole (1)

German (1)

Mauritian Creole (1)

Galician (1)

Vulgar Latin (1)