Where does “патент” come from?

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

патент (Ukrainian): patent

Definitions

  1. patent

Ancestry of “патент”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPatentpatent
2Latinpatēnsbeing opening; open
3Latinpateōto be open, accessible, attainable
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- →Every word from Latin pateō →Every word from Latin patēns →