Where does “dépanneur” come from?
dépanneur (Canadian French) comes from French dépanner, from French panne, from Old French panne, from Latin panna, from Latin patīna, from Ancient Greek πατάνη, from Proto-Indo-European pet-ano, from Proto-Indo-European pete- — inflection of *tъ: ## feminine singular ##...
dépanneur (Canadian French): troubleshooter, repairman; convenience store
Definitions
- troubleshooter, repairman; convenience store
Ancestry of “dépanneur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | dépanner | to fix, repair; to help out; to tide over |
| 2 | French | panne | plush velvet; breakdown; purlin |
| 3 | Old French | panne | a fur lining; a warp resulting from such a... |
| 4 | Latin | panna | broad cooking vessel; frying pan; pan |
| 5 | Latin | patīna | A broad, shallow dish, a pan, stewpan |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πατάνη | kind of flat dish |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pet-ano | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pete- | to spread, stretch out |
| 9 | Proto-Finnic | ete- | — |
| 10 | Serbo-Croatian | tẹ́ | of you |
| 11 | Proto-Slavic | ta | inflection of *tъ: ## feminine singular ##... |