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Where does “bepat” come from?

bepat (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.

bepat (English): To beat upon ; patter upon

Definitions

  1. To beat upon ; patter upon

Ancestry of “bepat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPat—
2EnglishpatricianA member of any of the families constituting the...
3Frenchpatricienpatrician
4Middle Frenchpatricienpatrician
5LatinPātricius—
6Latin-icius-itious
7Latin-icusbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
8Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
9Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
10Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
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