patron
‘a protector’
Lexical development traced from the Tamil root:
E. patorn, patrovn, patrone < O.F. patron ‘patron, protector, patron saint’ < Med.Lat. patronus ‘patron saint, bestower of a benefice; lord, master; model, pattern, example’ < Lat. patronus ‘defender, protector; former master (of a freed slave); advocate’ < pater ‘father’ < payt < pəter- < Tamil appā