Where does “patriotário” come from?

patriotário (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese otário, from Lunfardo otario, from Italian otaria, from Ancient Greek ὠτάριον, from Ancient Greek ὠτ-, from Ancient Greek οὖς, from Ancient Greek ὀδούς, from Proto-Hellenic odónts — to eat.

patriotário (Portuguese): patriotic sucker someone who is easily fooled because of their patriotism

Definitions

  1. patriotic sucker someone who is easily fooled because of their patriotism

Ancestry of “patriotário”, step by step

patriotário traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese otário

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseotáriosucker; easily fooled
2Lunfardootario
3Italianotariasea lion, eared seal, otary; otary
4Ancient Greekὠτάριον
5Ancient Greekὠτ-
6Ancient Greekοὖςear; hearing; spy
7Ancient GreekὀδούςA tooth, tusk; anything pointed: spike, prong;...
8Proto-Hellenicodóntstooth
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntstooth
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

via Portuguese patriota

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesepatriotapatriotic; patriot
2Latinpatriōtacountryman
3Ancient Greekπατριώτηςof the same country
4Ancient Greek-ώτηςSuffix used to form various kinds of nouns,...
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