patriot

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A person who loves their country and is proud to support and defend it.

   He saw himself as a patriot who would do anything for his nation.

Simplified etymology

Patriot dates from the late 16th century and ultimately goes back to Greek patris, meaning “fatherland.” It is related to patriarch, whose first element comes from Greek patria, “family.”

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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