Where does “patriot” come from?

patriot (Dutch) comes from Middle French patriote, from Latin patriōta, from Ancient Greek πατριώτης, from Ancient Greek -ώτης — Suffix used to form various kinds of nouns,...

patriot (Dutch): patriot; A republican opponent of the House of...

Definitions

  1. patriot; A republican opponent of the House of...

Ancestry of “patriot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchpatriotecompatriot
2Latinpatriōtacountryman
3Ancient Greekπατριώτηςof the same country
4Ancient Greek-ώτηςSuffix used to form various kinds of nouns,...

Words derived from “patriot”

Every word from Ancient Greek -ώτης →Every word from Ancient Greek πατριώτης →Every word from Latin patriōta →