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Where does “panarra” come from?

panarra (Catalan) comes from Catalan pa, from Old Occitan pan, from Latin pānis, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

panarra (Catalan): who eats a lot of bread, bread-loving

Definitions

  1. who eats a lot of bread, bread-loving

Ancestry of “panarra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanpabread
2Old Occitanpan—
3Latinpānis—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd
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