Where does “patriot” come from?
patriot (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German Patriot, from French Patriote, from Latin patriōta, from Ancient Greek πατριώτης, from Ancient Greek -ώτης — Suffix used to form various kinds of nouns,...
Ancestry of “patriot”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Patriot | patriot |
| 2 | French | Patriote | Patriote; Patriot |
| 3 | Latin | patriōta | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πατριώτης | of the same country |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ώτης | Suffix used to form various kinds of nouns,... |
Words derived from “patriot”