Where does “pat” come from?
pat (Romanian) comes from Greek πάτος, from Ancient Greek πάτος, from Ancient Greek πατέω — I walk, I tread; I tread on; I walk in, dwell in,...
pat (Romanian): bed
Ancestry of “pat”, step by step
pat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Greek πάτος
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Greek | πάτος | bottom; insert, insole |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πάτος | trodden or beaten way, path |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πατέω | I walk, I tread; I tread on; I walk in, dwell in,... |
via Latin pactum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | pactum | agreement, bargain; pact |
| 2 | Latin | pacisci | present active infinitive of pacīscor; to make an... |