Where does “patch” come from?

patch (French) comes from English patch, from Italian pazzo — crazy, insane; madman.

patch (French): patch (piece of code used to fix a bug)

Definitions

  1. patch (piece of code used to fix a bug)

Ancestry of “patch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpatchA piece of cloth, or other suitable material,...
2Italianpazzocrazy, insane; madman
Every word from Italian pazzo →Every word from English patch →