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- Latin · derived fromPatavīnitās
- English todayPatavinity
From Patavine + -ity, from Latin Patavīnitās, from Patavīnus (“Patavine”) [itself from Patavium (now Padua, where Livy was born) + -īnus] + -itās. Compare French patavinité.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.