Where does “patina” come from?
patina (Lithuanian) comes from Italian patina, from Latin patīna, from Ancient Greek πατάνη, from Proto-Indo-European pet-ano, from Proto-Indo-European pete-, from Proto-Finnic ete-, from Serbo-Croatian tẹ́, from Proto-Slavic ta — inflection of *tъ: ## feminine singular ##...
patina (Lithuanian): patina color or incrustation
Definitions
- patina color or incrustation
Ancestry of “patina”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | patina | A patina; A coat, film, glaze, size, patina;... |
| 2 | Latin | patīna | A broad, shallow dish, a pan, stewpan |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πατάνη | kind of flat dish |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pet-ano | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pete- | to spread, stretch out |
| 6 | Proto-Finnic | ete- | — |
| 7 | Serbo-Croatian | tẹ́ | of you |
| 8 | Proto-Slavic | ta | inflection of *tъ: ## feminine singular ##... |