English
Pateros
Pateros comes from Spanish patero ‘duck hunter’, and goes back to Persian بَت.
- Persianc. 900–presentبَتbat‘duck’
- Arabicc. 500–presentبَطّ‘duck’
- Andalusian Arabicc. 800–1600بَّطّpaṭṭ
- Spanishc. 1500–presentpato‘duck’
- Spanish, derivedc. 1500–presentpatero‘duck hunter’
- Spanish, derivedc. 1500–presentPaterosplural of patero
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Persianc. 900–presentبَتbat‘duck’
- Arabicc. 500–presentبَطّ‘duck’
- Andalusian Arabicc. 800–1600بَّطّpaṭṭ
- Spanishc. 1500–presentpato‘duck’
- Spanish, derivedc. 1500–presentpatero‘duck hunter’
- Spanish, derivedc. 1500–presentPaterosplural of patero
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Persian بَت
Today it means
name An independent municipality in Metro Manila, Philippines.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Persian بَت / Pateros