Where does “pe” come from?

pe (Annobonese) comes from Sãotomense pe, from Portuguese Pai, from Old Portuguese pay, from Old Portuguese padre, from Latin pater, from Proto-Italic patēr, from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

pe (Annobonese): father

Definitions

  1. father

Ancestry of “pe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sãotomensepefather
2PortuguesePaiGod
3Old Portuguesepaypapa, dad, father
4Old Portuguesepadrefather
5Latinpaterfather; head of household; parent
6Proto-Italicpatērfather
7Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂tḗrfather
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr →Every word from Proto-Italic patēr →