English
pattern
Pattern comes from earlier paterne, from Middle English patron ‘patron; example’, from Medieval Latin patrōnus ‘patron’, from Latin pater ‘father’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr ‘father’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ph₂tḗr‘father’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*patēr‘father’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpateras patris‘father’
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500patrōnus‘patron’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400patron
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form‘patron; example’
- English1500–presentpaterne
- Englishearliest quotation 1634pattern
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ph₂tḗr‘father’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*patēr‘father’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpateras patris‘father’
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500patrōnus‘patron’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400patron
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500same form‘patron; example’
- English1500–presentpaterne
- Englishearliest quotation 1634pattern
Earliest quotation: 1634, Thomas Herbert, A Relation of Some Yeares Trauaile: “[A temple] patterned […] from that which Adam reared…”
Linked words
pairs
- pattern and father both from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr
through Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- ‘to protect, to ward’
food, company, pain, feed, pope, apparent, fur, companion, foster, pastor, penetration, fad, pasture, fodder, papal, forage, accompaniment, panini, patrician, fatherly, pav, pantaloons, pannier, 57 more
through Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr ‘father’
through Latin pater ‘father’
papa, perpetrator, padre, paternity, paternal, père, patrimony, perpetrate, compere, pater, 16 more
through Medieval Latin patrōnus ‘patron’
through Old French patron
Today it means
noun Something from which a copy is made; a model or outline.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr / pattern