patr
Latinfather
About This Root
From Latin pater and Greek patēr (father). Covers family (paternal, paternity), governance (patriarch, patriarchy), national identity (patriot, patrimony), and social roles (patron, patronize). Expatriate means 'out of the fatherland,' while compatriot means 'from the same fatherland.'
Associated Words · 26
pattern
a repeated design or arrangement; a model to follow
patron
A person who supports an artist or cause; a regular customer
patriotic
Showing love and devotion to one's country
patriotism
Love of and devotion to one's country
patronage
Support given to an artist or cause; business from customers
patriarchal
Relating to a patriarch or a male-dominated social system
patriot
A person who loves and defends their country
patriarch
The male head of a family or tribe; a revered founder or senior leader
paternal
Relating to a father or the father's side of the family
expatriate
A person living outside their home country; to live or banish abroad
paternity
The state of being a father; legal acknowledgement of fatherhood
patriarchy
A social system in which men hold dominant power and authority
compatriot
A person from the same country as oneself
repatriation
The process of returning someone or something to their country of origin
patronize
To regularly visit as a customer; to treat someone condescendingly
patrician
A person of noble birth; aristocratic in manner or origin
repatriate
To send someone back to their own country; a person returned to their homeland
unpatriotic
Not showing love or loyalty to one's country
patrimony
Property or estate inherited from one's father or ancestors
patrilineal
Relating to descent traced through the father's line
patriotically
In a manner showing love and devotion to one's country
patrimonial
Relating to or inherited from one's ancestors; hereditary
paternally
In a fatherly manner
expatriation
Leaving or being expelled from one's native country