Where does “pattereth” come from?
pattereth (English) comes from English patter, from English Pat, from English patrician, from French patricien, from Middle French patricien, from Latin Pātricius, from Latin -icius, from Latin -icus — -y, -ic.
pattereth (English): Third-person singular simple present indicative...
Definitions
- Third-person singular simple present indicative...
Ancestry of “pattereth”, step by step
pattereth traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English patter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | patter | A soft repeated sound, as of rain falling, or... |
| 2 | English | Pat | An Irish person |
| 3 | English | patrician | A member of any of the families constituting the... |
| 4 | French | patricien | patrician |
| 5 | Middle French | patricien | patrician |
| 6 | Latin | Pātricius | patrician, noble |
| 7 | Latin | -icius | -itious |
| 8 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
via English eth
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | eth | A letter introduced into Old English to... |