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Where does “patria” come from?

patria (Spanish) comes from Latin patria, from Latin patrius, from Latin iūs, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

patria (Spanish): homeland, fatherland, motherland; feminine...

Definitions

  1. homeland, fatherland, motherland; feminine...

Ancestry of “patria”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpatriacountry; fatherland; home; nominative feminine...
2Latinpatriusfather's, fatherly, paternal; hereditary;...
3Latiniūs—
4Latindīcō—
5Latin-tiō—
6Latindissertātiō—
7Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
8Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
9Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
10Latincalceusshoe
11Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
12Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “patria”

  • antipatria
  • vendepatrias
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