Where does “Patriot” come from?

Patriot comes from Middle French patriote, from Latin patriota, from Ancient Greek πατριώτης, ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr meaning father.

Patriot (English): An individual Patriot missile; A person who was...

Definitions

  1. An individual Patriot missile; A person who was...

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 →
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