English
Patricksburg
From Patrick + -s- + -burg, presumably named after Patrick Sullivan, who platted the community area.
Formed from Patrick + -s- + -burg
Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- ‘to protect, to ward’
Latin Patricius ‘patrician’
Middle English Patrick
English Patrick
The story
From Patrick + -s- + -burg, presumably named after Patrick Sullivan, who platted the community area.
Today it means
name An unincorporated community in Marion Township, Owen County, Indiana, United States.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Patricksburg