Where does “páteř” come from?

páteř (Czech) comes from Old Czech páteř, from Latin pater, from Proto-Italic patēr, from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

páteř (Czech): spine, backbone

Definitions

  1. spine, backbone

Ancestry of “páteř”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechpáteř—
2Latinpaterfather; head of household; parent
3Proto-Italicpatērfather
4Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂tḗrfather
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

Words derived from “páteř”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →