Where does “пате́нт” come from?

пате́нт (Russian) comes from German Patent, from Latin patēns, from Latin pateō, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

пате́нт (Russian): patent, licence

Definitions

  1. patent, licence

Ancestry of “пате́нт”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPatentpatent
2Latinpatēnsbeing opening; open
3Latinpateōto be open, accessible, attainable
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly

Words derived from “пате́нт”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- →Every word from Latin pateō →Every word from Latin patēns →