Where does “prepatent” come from?
prepatent (English) comes from English patent, from Middle English patent, from Middle French patent, from Old French patent, from Latin patēns, from Latin pateō, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.
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Ancestry of “prepatent”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | patent | A declaration issued by a government agency... |
| 2 | Middle English | patent | A letter conferring a privilege or status; Such a... |
| 3 | Middle French | patent | — |
| 4 | Old French | patent | — |
| 5 | Latin | patēns | — |
| 6 | Latin | pateō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | peth₂- | to spread out; to fly |