Etymology of the English word repatriate
the English word
repatriatederived from the Late Latin word
repatriatioderived from the Late Latin word
repatriarederived from the Late Latin word
patria (native land; home, native city)
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)
using the Latin prefix
re-Date
The earliest known usage of repatriate in English dates from the 17th century.
Derivations in English
patriateUsage
Word found in Modern English
