Where does “padrino” come from?

padrino (Cebuano) comes from Spanish padrino, from Latin patrīnus, from Latin pater, from Proto-Italic patēr, from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

padrino (Cebuano): a sponsor at a wedding, baptism, etc

Definitions

  1. a sponsor at a wedding, baptism, etc

Ancestry of “padrino”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpadrinogodfather; sponsor
2Latinpatrīnusgodfather
3Latinpaterfather; head of household; parent
4Proto-Italicpatērfather
5Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂tḗrfather
6Proto-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 →
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