Etymology of the English word pattern
the English word
patternderived from 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
patterning,
patternmaker,
patternedDerivations in other languages
French
patternCognates
Catalan
padró, Dutch
patroon, English
patron, French
patron, German
Patrone, German
Patron, Italian
padrone, Norwegian
patron, Spanish
patron, Swedish
patronUsage
Word found in Modern English
