Where does “patentee” come from?
Patentee derives from English patent, French -é, Latin -atam, Latin -atus, Latin patina meaning a shallow dish, and Ancient Greek πατάνη, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European peth₂-.
patentee (English): One to whom a grant is made, or a privilege...
Definitions
- One to whom a grant is made, or a privilege...
Ancestry of “patentee”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | -ee | Added to transitive verbs to form words meaning a... |
| 2 | French | -ée | Forming feminine nouns having the sense of... |
| 3 | Middle French | -ee | — |
| 4 | Latin | -eus | argentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -εῖος | Forms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHwós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |