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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.

Ancestry of “пате́нт”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPatentpatent
2Latinpatēns—
3Latinpateō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly

Words derived from “пате́нт”

  • патентный
  • патентовать
  • պատենտ
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