Where does “patter” come from?
Patter comes from Old French -er, from Latin -are, ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European peh₂-, the same root as English pandemic.
patter (English): A soft repeated sound, as of rain falling, or...
Definitions
- A soft repeated sound, as of rain falling, or...
Ancestry of “patter”, step by step
patter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Pat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Pat | An Irish person |
| 2 | English | patrician | A member of any of the families constituting the... |
| 3 | French | patricien | patrician |
| 4 | Middle French | patricien | patrician |
| 5 | Latin | Pātricius | patrician, noble |
| 6 | Latin | -icius | -itious |
| 7 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
via Middle English pateren
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | pateren | To say the paternoster, pray |