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Where does “compatriot” come from?

Compatriot comes from French compatriote, derived from Latin com- meaning "with" and Latin -patriota, ultimately tracing to Latin patria meaning "fatherland."

compatriot (English): Somebody from one's own country; Of the same...

Definitions

  1. Somebody from one's own country; Of the same...

Ancestry of “compatriot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcompatriotecompatriot, fellow countryman
2Latincompatriota—
3Latincōn-—
4Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
5Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
6Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
9Middle Englishkyt—
10Germankitt—
11Old High Germankuti—
12Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
13Proto-Germanickweduzresin
14Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
15Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “compatriot”

  • compatriotism
  • compatriotic
  • compatriotship
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