Where does “patente” come from?

patente (Portuguese) comes from Latin patēns, from Latin pateō, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

patente (Portuguese): patent; rank; outhouse

Definitions

  1. patent; rank; outhouse

Ancestry of “patente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpatēnsbeing opening; open
2Latinpateōto be open, accessible, attainable
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly

Words derived from “patente”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- →Every word from Latin pateō →Every word from Latin patēns →