Where does “frangipani” come from?

frangipani (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.

frangipani (English): Any of several tropical American trees, of the...

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  1. Any of several tropical American trees, of the...

Ancestry of “frangipani”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfrangipanefrangipane
2Italianfrangipanea noble family from Rome
3Italianpanebread; block
4SpanishPANbread
5Old Spanishpanbread
6Latinpānisbread, loaf
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂-Every word from Latin pānisEvery word from Old Spanish pan