Where does “frangipane” come from?
frangipane (English) comes from French frangipane, from Italian frangipane, from Italian pane, from Spanish PAN, from Old Spanish pan, from Latin pānis, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.
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Ancestry of “frangipane”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | frangipane | frangipane |
| 2 | Italian | frangipane | a noble family from Rome |
| 3 | Italian | pane | bread; block |
| 4 | Spanish | PAN | bread |
| 5 | Old Spanish | pan | bread |
| 6 | Latin | pānis | bread, loaf |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂- | to protect; to shepherd |