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Where does “Pate” come from?

Pate (Middle English) comes from English Patrick, from Middle English Patrick, from Latin Pātricius, from Latin -icius, from Latin -icus, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

Ancestry of “Pate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPatrick—
2Middle EnglishPatrick—
3LatinPātricius—
4Latin-icius-itious
5Latin-icusbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
6Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
7Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
8Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “Pate”

  • Patterson
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