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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.

frangipane (English): A cream made from ground almonds used in...

Definitions

  1. A cream made from ground almonds used in...

Ancestry of “frangipane”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfrangipane—
2Italianfrangipane—
3Italianpanebread; block
4SpanishPAN—
5Old Spanishpan—
6Latinpānis—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →