Where does “pat” come from?
pat (Aromanian) comes from Latin patior, from Proto-Indo-European peh₁- — to hate, hurt.
pat (Aromanian): I experience, undergo
Ancestry of “pat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | patior | I suffer, endure; I allow, acquiesce, permit,... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₁- | to hate, hurt |