Etymology

compatriot

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Today it means: Somebody from one's own country. Full definition →

French compatriote ← Latin compatriota
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  1. Latin · derived fromcompatriota
  2. French · borrowed fromcompatriote
  3. English todaycompatriot

Borrowed from French compatriote, itself borrowed from Latin compatriota. By surface analysis, com- + patriot. Displaced native Old English ġelanda.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.