Where does “patriot” come from?

patriot (Romanian) comes from German Patriot, from French Patriote, from Latin patriōta, from Ancient Greek πατριώτης, from Ancient Greek -ώτης — Suffix used to form various kinds of nouns,...

patriot (Romanian): patriot

Definitions

  1. patriot

Ancestry of “patriot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPatriotpatriot
2FrenchPatriotePatriote; Patriot
3Latinpatriōtacountryman
4Ancient Greekπατριώτηςof the same country
5Ancient Greek-ώτηςSuffix used to form various kinds of nouns,...
Every word from Ancient Greek -ώτης →Every word from Ancient Greek πατριώτης →Every word from Latin patriōta →