Patronus etymology

Latin

Latin word patronus comes from Proto-Indo-European *patrom, Proto-Indo-European - -tḗr, Irish Lord's Prayer, Old Irish (to 900) Lord's Prayer, Latin patronus (A protector, patron.)

Etymology of patronus

Detailed word origin of patronus

Dictionary entry Language Definition
*patrom Proto-Indo-European (ine)
- -tḗr Proto-Indo-European (ine)
Lord's Prayer Irish (gle)
Lord's Prayer Old Irish (to 900) (sga)
patronus Latin (lat) A protector, patron.
*ph₂tḗr Proto-Indo-European (ine) Father.
*patēr Proto-Italic (itc-pro) Father.
patrem Latin (lat)

Words with the same origin as patronus

Descendants of - -tḗr

patria