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
- patriot; A republican opponent of the House of...
Ancestry of “patriot”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle French | patriote | compatriot |
| 2 | Latin | patriōta | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πατριώτης | of the same country |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ώτης | Suffix used to form various kinds of nouns,... |