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Where does “patḗr” come from?

patḗr (Proto-Hellenic) comes from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

patḗr (Proto-Hellenic): father

Definitions

  1. father

Ancestry of “patḗr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂tḗrfather
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

Words derived from “patḗr”

  • anonymous
  • patriotism
  • anonymity
  • patriotic
  • patriot
  • pseudonym
  • anonymously
  • Patriot
  • unpatriotic
  • eponymous
  • patronymic
  • Hieronymus
  • metonymic
  • patriarchate
  • patriotically
  • pseudonymous
  • metonymically
  • Patriote
  • homonym
  • anonymization
  • Eupatrid
  • antipatriotic
  • ethnonym
  • pseudonymously
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