Where does “patrijs” come from?
patrijs (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch patrise, from Middle Dutch partrise, from Old French pertriz, from Latin perdīx, from Ancient Greek πέρδιξ, from Ancient Greek πέρδομαι, from Proto-Hellenic pérdomai, from Proto-Indo-European pérdetor — to fart loudly, pass gas, break wind.
patrijs (Dutch): partridge; negative of a matrix
Definitions
- partridge; negative of a matrix
Ancestry of “patrijs”, step by step
patrijs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Dutch patrise
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | patrise | — |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | partrise | — |
| 3 | Old French | pertriz | — |
| 4 | Latin | perdīx | partridge |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πέρδιξ | partridge |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πέρδομαι | to fart, break wind |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | pérdomai | to fart loudly |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pérdetor | to be farting |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | perd- | to fart loudly, pass gas, break wind |
via French patrice
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | patrice | patrician |
| 2 | Latin | Pātricius | patrician, noble |
| 3 | Latin | -icius | -itious |
| 4 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |