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
- A person who loves and zealously supports and...
Ancestry of “patriot”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle French | patriote | compatriot |
| 2 | Latin | patriōta | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πατριώτης | of the same country |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ώτης | Suffix used to form various kinds of nouns,... |
Words derived from “patriot”