Where does “patriote” come from?

patriote (French) comes from Latin pater, from Proto-Italic patēr, from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

patriote (French): patriot; patriotic

Definitions

patriot; patriotic

Ancestry of “patriote”, step by step

patriote traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin pater

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	pater	father; head of household; parent
2	Proto-Italic	patēr	father
3	Proto-Indo-European	ph₂tḗr	father
4	Proto-Indo-European	peh₂-	to protect; to shepherd

via Latin patriota

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	patriota	countryman
2	Ancient Greek	πατριώτης	of the same country
3	Ancient Greek	-ώτης	Suffix used to form various kinds of nouns,...

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr →Every word from Proto-Italic patēr →