Where does “patinous” come from?
patinous (English) comes from English ous, from English ou, from Afrikaans ou, from Dutch oud, from Middle Dutch out, from Old Dutch ald, from Proto-West Germanic ald, from Proto-Germanic aldaz — to grow, nourish.
patinous (English): Resembling or characteristic of a patina
Definitions
- Resembling or characteristic of a patina
Ancestry of “patinous”, step by step
patinous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ous | plural of ou |
| 2 | English | ou | A probably extinct species of Hawaiian... |
| 3 | Afrikaans | ou | An old fellow, guy, bloke; attributive form of... |
| 4 | Dutch | oud | old |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | out | old |
| 6 | Old Dutch | ald | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | ald | old |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | aldaz | old, grown up |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eltós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |
via English patina
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | A broad, shallow dish, a pan, stewpan |
| 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 | of you |
| 9 | Proto-Slavic | ta | inflection of *tъ: ## feminine singular ##... |