Where does “pans” come from?

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

pans (Catalan): plural of pa

Definitions

  1. plural of pa

Ancestry of “pans”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanpabread
2Old Occitanpan—
3Latinpānisbread, loaf
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Latin pānis →Every word from Old Occitan pan →