Where does “Paterson” come from?
Paterson is an English surname derived from Patrick, which comes from Latin Patricius, ultimately from Latin pater meaning "father," traced to Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr.
Ancestry of “Paterson”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Patrick | A placename |
| 2 | Middle English | Patrick | — |
| 3 | Latin | Pātricius | patrician, noble |
| 4 | Latin | -icius | -itious |
| 5 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |