1. Etymology of the French word patronner
the French word
patronnerderived 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 other languages
Romanian
patrona2. Etymology of the French word patronner
derived from the French word
patronnerderived from the 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)
