Pattern etymology in English

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English word pattern comes from Latin patrona (Female patron, protector.), Malayalam patronus

Dictionary entry	Language	Definition
patrona	Latin (lat)	Female patron, protector.
patronus	Malayalam (mal)
patron	Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro)
patron	Middle English (1100-1500) (enm)
paterne	English (en)
pattern	English (en)	(transitive) To serve as an example for.. To apply a pattern.. To fit into a pattern.. To follow an example.. To make or design (anything) by, from, or after, something that serves as a pattern; to copy; to model; to imitate. (US) The material needed to make a piece of clothing. [from 17th c.]. (computing) A text string containing wildcards, used for matching.. (linguistics) An intelligible [...]

Pattern etymology