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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

  1. A pan used for baking patties; A small variety of...

Ancestry of “pattypan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPatty—
2EnglishPat—
3EnglishpatricianA member of any of the families constituting the...
4Frenchpatricienpatrician
5Middle Frenchpatricienpatrician
6LatinPātricius—
7Latin-icius-itious
8Latin-icusbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
9Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
10Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
11Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
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