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Where does “Pádraig” come from?

Pádraig (Irish) comes from Latin Pātricius, from Latin -icius, from Latin -icus, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

Pádraig (Irish): Patrick

Definitions

  1. Patrick

Ancestry of “Pádraig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinPātricius—
2Latin-icius-itious
3Latin-icusbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
4Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
5Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
6Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “Pádraig”

  • Paddy
  • Paddyland
  • paddy wagon
  • Páidín
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