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Where does “patria” come from?

patria (Latin) comes from Latin patrius, from Latin iūs, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

patria (Latin): country; fatherland; home; nominative feminine...

Definitions

  1. country; fatherland; home; nominative feminine...

Ancestry of “patria”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpatriusfather's, fatherly, paternal; hereditary;...
2Latiniūs—
3Latindīcō—
4Latin-tiō—
5Latindissertātiō—
6Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
7Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “patria”

  • patriotic
  • expatriate
  • unpatriotic
  • compatriot
  • expat
  • patriotically
  • antipatriotic
  • unpatriotically
  • compatriotism
  • superpatriotic
  • patrial
  • hyperpatriotic
  • ultrapatriotic
  • compatriotic
  • expatriatism
  • nonexpatriate
  • depatriate
  • impatriotic
  • compatriotship
  • patrioticus
  • vendepatrias
  • patria
  • antipatria
  • senzapatria
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