Where does “patron” come from?

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

patron (French): boss, employer; pattern

Definitions

  1. boss, employer; pattern

Ancestry of “patron”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchpatronmodel; patron, protector
2Latinpatrōnusa protector, patron
3Latinpaterfather; head of household; parent
4Proto-Italicpatērfather
5Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂tḗrfather
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

Words derived from “patron”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →