Where does “patriot” come from?

patriot (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Ancient Greek πατριώτης, from Ancient Greek -ώτης — Suffix used to form various kinds of nouns,...

patriot (Norwegian Nynorsk): a patriot

Definitions

  1. a patriot

Ancestry of “patriot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπατριώτηςof the same country
2Ancient Greek-ώτηςSuffix used to form various kinds of nouns,...
Every word from Ancient Greek -ώτης →Every word from Ancient Greek πατριώτης →