Where does “simpatriot” come from?
simpatriot (Romanian) comes from Ancient Greek συμπατριώτης, from Ancient Greek πατριώτης, from Ancient Greek -ώτης — Suffix used to form various kinds of nouns,...
simpatriot (Romanian): compatriot
Definitions
- compatriot
Ancestry of “simpatriot”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | συμπατριώτης | compatriot, fellow countryman |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πατριώτης | of the same country |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ώτης | Suffix used to form various kinds of nouns,... |