Where does “páternoster” come from?

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

páternoster (Czech): paternoster lift

Definitions

  1. paternoster lift

Ancestry of “páternoster”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinPater nosterour father
2Latinpaterfather; head of household; parent
3Proto-Italicpatērfather
4Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂tḗrfather
5Proto-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 →