Where does “pattypan” come from?
pattypan (English) comes from English Patty, from English Pat, from English patrician, from French patricien, from Middle French patricien, from Latin Pātricius, from Latin -icius, from Latin -icus — -y, -ic.
pattypan (English): A pan used for baking patties; A small variety of...
Definitions
- A pan used for baking patties; A small variety of...
Ancestry of “pattypan”, step by step
pattypan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Patty
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Patty | a diminutive of the male given name Patrick |
| 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 PAN
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | PAN | Acronym of primary account number; Acronym of... |
| 2 | English | pantograph | A mechanical linkage based on parallelograms... |
| 3 | French | pantographe | pantograph |
| 4 | French | -graphe | -graph; -grapher |
| 5 | Latin | -graphus | graph |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -γράφος | writer, painter |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |