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- Latin · derived frompatrōnus
- Old French · derived frompatron
- Middle English · inherited frompatroun
- English todaypatron
From Middle English patroun, patrone, from Old French patron, from Latin patrōnus, derived from pater (“father”). Doublet of padrone, Patronus, patroon, and pattern.
Words from the same roots
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