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Where does “paterne” come from?

paterne (English) comes from Middle English patron, from Old French patron, from Latin patrōnus, from Latin pater, from Proto-Italic patēr, from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

Ancestry of “paterne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishpatronAlternative form of patroun; patron; example
2Old Frenchpatronmodel; patron, protector
3Latinpatrōnus—
4Latinpaterfather; head of household; parent
5Proto-Italicpatērfather
6Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂tḗrfather
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

Words derived from “paterne”

  • pattern
  • patternmaker
  • patternmaking
  • patternless
  • subpattern
  • beampattern
  • patterner
  • antipattern
  • nanopattern
  • micropattern
  • repattern
  • patternable
  • patternlessness
  • patternlike
  • nonpattern
  • multipattern
  • depattern
  • patternation
  • patternlessly
  • co-pattern
  • patternicity
  • biopattern
  • glycopattern
  • patterns
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