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 -ώτηςEvery word from Ancient Greek πατριώτηςEvery word from Latin patriōta
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