Where does “patentointi” come from?

patentointi (Finnish) comes from Finnish patentoida, from Finnish patentti, from Swedish patent, from French patente, from Latin patēns, from Latin pateō, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

patentointi (Finnish): patenting

Definitions

  1. patenting

Ancestry of “patentointi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpatentoidato patent
2Finnishpatenttipatent
3Swedishpatentpatent
4Frenchpatentepatent
5Latinpatēnsbeing opening; open
6Latinpateōto be open, accessible, attainable
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- →Every word from Latin pateō →Every word from Latin patēns →