Where does “Patricia” come from?
Patricia derives from Latin patricius, originally denoting a member of the patrician class descended from the patres conscripti, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr meaning father.
Ancestry of “Patricia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | patricia | nominative feminine singular of patricius;... |
| 2 | Latin | Pātricius | — |
| 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 |