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Where does “patent” come from?

patent (Dutch) comes from German Patent, from Latin patēns, from Latin pateō, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

patent (Dutch): patent; excellent, exquisite

Definitions

  1. patent; excellent, exquisite

Ancestry of “patent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPatentpatent
2Latinpatēns—
3Latinpateō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- →