Where does “patentear” come from?

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

patentear (Portuguese): to publicize/publicise to make public

Definitions

  1. to publicize/publicise to make public

Ancestry of “patentear”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesepatentepatent; rank; outhouse
2Latinpatēnsbeing opening; open
3Latinpateōto be open, accessible, attainable
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- →Every word from Latin pateō →Every word from Latin patēns →