Where does “entrepà” come from?
entrepà (Catalan) comes from Catalan pa, from Old Occitan pan, from Latin pānis, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.
entrepà (Catalan): sandwich
Ancestry of “entrepà”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Catalan | pa | bread |
| 2 | Old Occitan | pan | — |
| 3 | Latin | pānis | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂- | to protect; to shepherd |