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Where does “patentti” come from?

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

patentti (Finnish): patent

Definitions

  1. patent

Ancestry of “patentti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishpatentpatent
2Frenchpatentepatent
3Latinpatēns—
4Latinpateō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly

Words derived from “patentti”

  • patenttilääke
  • patentoida
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