Etymology of the English word patron
the English word
patronderived from the Old French word
patronderived from the Medieval Latin word
patronus (patron; advocate; defender)
derived from the Late Latin word
pater (father)
derived from the Greek word
pater, πατήρ (father; a 'father' (literally or figuratively, near or more remote))
using the Proto-Indo-European prefix
pəter- (father)
Derivations in English
patronize,
patternCognates
Catalan
padró, Dutch
patroon, English
pattern, French
patron, German
Patrone, German
Patron, Italian
padrone, Norwegian
patron, Spanish
patron, Swedish
patronUsage
Word found in Middle English, Modern English
