Where does “запатентовать” come from?

запатентовать (Russian) comes from Russian за́-, from Proto-Slavic za- — for.

запатентовать (Russian): to patent, to take out a patent

Definitions

  1. to patent, to take out a patent

Ancestry of “запатентовать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianза́-behind, beyond
2Proto-Slavicza-for
Every word from Proto-Slavic za- →Every word from Russian за́- →