Patriotic
/ˌpeɪ.triˈɑː.tɪk/noun
Showing love for or devotion to one’s country.
Did you know?Patriotic ultimately descends from Greek patria, meaning a person’s fatherland or ancestral home, so the word’s deepest energy is not flags — it’s lineage, origin, and belonging.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*ph₂tḗr
“father”
Ancient Greek
Greek
patḗr
“father”
Ancient Greek
Greek
patriōtikos
“of or belonging to one's fatherland or native place”
Late Latin
Latin
patrioticus
“of the fatherland”
Late Middle English / Early Modern English
English
patriotic
“devoted to one's country”