Where does “steelpan” come from?
steelpan (Dutch) comes from Dutch pan, from Middle Dutch panne, from Old Dutch panna, from Proto-West Germanic pannā, from Proto-Germanic pannǭ, from Latin panna, from Latin patīna, from Ancient Greek πατάνη — inflection of *tъ:
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steelpan (Dutch): deep pan or pot with a handle; steelpan, steel...
Definitions
- deep pan or pot with a handle; steelpan, steel...
Ancestry of “steelpan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | pan | pan, especially for cooking; cooking pot |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | panne | pan; firepan; roof tile |
| 3 | Old Dutch | panna | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | pannā | pan |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | pannǭ | pan |
| 6 | Latin | panna | broad cooking vessel; frying pan; pan |
| 7 | Latin | patīna | — |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πατάνη | kind of flat dish |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pet-ano | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pete- | to spread, stretch out |
| 11 | Proto-Finnic | ete- | — |
| 12 | Serbo-Croatian | tẹ́ | — |
| 13 | Proto-Slavic | ta | inflection of *tъ:
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