Added 9 October 2026
patriot
/ˈpeɪ.tɹi.ət/ noun
Latin root: patriōta Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about patriot at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
Origin
From Middle French patriote, from Late Latin patriōta (“fellow countryman”) from the Ancient Greek πατριώτης (patriṓtēs, “of the same country”), from πατρίς (patrís, “father land", "country”), from πατήρ (patḗr, “father”).
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