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Patroclus
Patroclus comes from Ancient Greek Πάτροκλος, from πᾰτήρ ‘father’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ph₂tḗr‘father’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*patḗr‘father’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπᾰτήρ‘father’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEΠάτροκλοςPátroklos
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEPatroclus
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ph₂tḗr‘father’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*patḗr‘father’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπᾰτήρ‘father’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEΠάτροκλοςPátroklos
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEPatroclus
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- ‘to protect, to ward’
company, food, pain, feed, pope, foster, apparent, fur, companion, pastor, penetration, fodder, fad, pasture, papal, forage, accompaniment, panini, fatherly, pav, patrician, pantaloons, pannier, 58 more
through Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr ‘father’
father, pattern, papa, perpetrator, ayr, paternity, paternal, padre, père, perpetrate, pater, compere, patrimony, patroness, 22 more
through Proto-Hellenic *patḗr ‘father’
Today it means
name A character in the Iliad, known for his close relationship to Achilles.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr / Patroclus