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patr

Latin

Variants

patrpaternpatri

Related Roots

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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

compatriot

A person from the same country as oneself

GREC2

expatriate

A person living outside their home country; to live or banish abroad

GREC2

expatriation

Leaving or being expelled from one's native country

C2

grandparent

A parent of one's father or mother

A1

grandparents

The parents of one's father or mother

A1

parsimonious

Excessively unwilling to spend money; stingy

C2

parsimony

Extreme reluctance to spend money; stinginess

GREC2

paternal

Relating to a father or the father's side of the family

C2

paternally

In a fatherly manner

C2

paternity

The state of being a father; legal acknowledgement of fatherhood

IELTSC2

patriarch

The male head of a family or tribe; a revered founder or senior leader

TOEFLC2

patriarchal

Relating to a patriarch or a male-dominated social system

TOEFLC2

patriarchy

A social system in which men hold dominant power and authority

C2

patrician

A person of noble birth; aristocratic in manner or origin

GREB1

patricide

The murder of one's father; one who kills their father

TOEFLC2

patrilineal

Relating to descent traced through the father's line

C2

patrimonial

Relating to or inherited from one's ancestors; hereditary

C2

patrimony

Property or estate inherited from one's father or ancestors

GREC2

patriot

A person who loves and defends their country

TOEFLGREB2

patriotic

Showing love and devotion to one's country

TOEFLB2

patriotically

In a manner showing love and devotion to one's country

B2

patriotism

Love of and devotion to one's country

IELTSGREB2

patron

A person who supports an artist or cause; a regular customer

IELTSTOEFLB2

patronage

Support given to an artist or cause; business from customers

TOEFLGREB2

patronize

To regularly visit as a customer; to treat someone condescendingly

GREB2

patronizing

Treating others in a condescending, superior manner

TOEFLB2

pattern

a repeated design or arrangement; a model to follow

NGSL 1kIELTSB1

patterns

Repeated designs, structures, or behaviors; plural of pattern

IELTSB1

repatriate

To send someone back to their own country; a person returned to their homeland

IELTSGREC2

repatriation

The process of returning someone or something to their country of origin

C2

unpatriotic

Not showing love or loyalty to one's country

B2