Where does “Patsie” come from?
Patsie (English) comes from English Pat, from English patrician, from French patricien, from Middle French patricien, from Latin Pātricius, from Latin -icius, from Latin -icus, from Ancient Greek -ικός — -y, -ic.
Ancestry of “Patsie”, step by step
Patsie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Pat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Pat | An Irish person |
| 2 | English | patrician | A member of any of the families constituting the... |
| 3 | French | patricien | patrician |
| 4 | Middle French | patricien | patrician |
| 5 | Latin | Pātricius | patrician, noble |
| 6 | Latin | -icius | -itious |
| 7 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
via English sie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sie | To sink; fall; drop; To fall, as in a swoon;... |
| 2 | Middle English | sien | Alternative form of seien |
| 3 | Old English | sīgan | to sink, fall, drop; to sink, descend |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | sīgan | to sink, to drop |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sīganą | to sink, to drop |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | seykʷ- | to moisten; to filter |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sey- | to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;... |