Where does “πατρίδα” come from?
πατρίδα (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πατρίς, from Ancient Greek πᾰτήρ, from Ancient Greek ὄνυμα, from Ancient Greek ὄνομα, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- — to name.
πατρίδα (Greek): homeland, country of birth; birthplace
Definitions
- homeland, country of birth; birthplace
Ancestry of “πατρίδα”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | πατρίς | The place of one's father/ancestors: fatherland,... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πᾰτήρ | father |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ὄνυμα | Doric and Aeolic form of ὄνομᾰ |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὄνομα | name; fame; noun, in the wide sense: referring to... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁nómn̥ | name |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃neh₃- | to name |