myEtymology.com: English etymology of patronize

Etymology of the English word patronize

the English word patronize

using the English suffix -ize

derived from the Old French suffix -iser

derived from the Latin suffix -izare

derived from the Greek suffix -izein, -ίζειν

derived from the English word patron

derived from the Old French word patron

derived 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)