Where does “patinate” come from?
patinate (English) comes from English patina, from Italian patina, from Latin patīna, from Ancient Greek πατάνη, from Proto-Indo-European pet-ano, from Proto-Indo-European pete-, from Proto-Finnic ete-, from Serbo-Croatian tẹ́ — inflection of *tъ:
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patinate (English): Having a patina; To coat with a patina; To become...
Definitions
- Having a patina; To coat with a patina; To become...
Ancestry of “patinate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | patina | A paten, flat type of dish; The colour or... |
| 2 | Italian | patina | A patina; A coat, film, glaze, size, patina;... |
| 3 | Latin | patīna | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πατάνη | kind of flat dish |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pet-ano | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pete- | to spread, stretch out |
| 7 | Proto-Finnic | ete- | — |
| 8 | Serbo-Croatian | tẹ́ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Slavic | ta | inflection of *tъ:
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