Where does “patriotical” come from?
patriotical (English) comes from English Patriot, from Middle French patriote, from Latin patriōta, from Ancient Greek πατριώτης, from Ancient Greek -ώτης — Suffix used to form various kinds of nouns,...
patriotical (English): patriotic
Ancestry of “patriotical”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Patriot | An individual Patriot missile; A person who was... |
| 2 | Middle French | patriote | compatriot |
| 3 | Latin | patriōta | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πατριώτης | of the same country |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ώτης | Suffix used to form various kinds of nouns,... |