Where does “patriot” come from?

Patriot comes from Middle French patriote, from Latin patriota, from Ancient Greek πατριώτης, ultimately derived from Ancient Greek πατήρ meaning father through Proto-Hellenic patḗr and Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr.

patriot (English): A person who loves and zealously supports and...

Definitions

  1. A person who loves and zealously supports and...

Ancestry of “patriot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchpatriotecompatriot
2Latinpatriōtacountryman
3Ancient Greekπατριώτηςof the same country
4Ancient Greek-ώτηςSuffix used to form various kinds of nouns,...
Every word from Ancient Greek -ώτης →Every word from Ancient Greek πατριώτης →Every word from Latin patriōta →