Where does “patronesă” come from?

patronesă (Romanian) comes from Middle English patronesse, from Late Latin patronissa, from Classical Latin patrōnus.

patronesă (Romanian): patroness

Definitions

  1. patroness

Ancestry of “patronesă”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishpatronesseA female patron saint or divinity; a holy figure...
2Late Latinpatronissa—
3Classical Latinpatrōnus—
Every word from Classical Latin patrōnus →Every word from Late Latin patronissa →Every word from Middle English patronesse →