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

patentti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish patent

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishpatentpatent
2Frenchpatentepatent
3Latinpatēnsbeing opening; open
4Latinpateōto be open, accessible, attainable
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly

via Russian пате́нт

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпате́нтpatent, licence
2GermanPatentpatent
3Frenchlettre patente
4Latinlittera patensopen letter

Words derived from “patentti

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂-Every word from Latin pateōEvery word from Latin patēns