Where does “padre” come from?
Padre comes from Portuguese padre, from Latin pater meaning father, a title later applied to priests and clergy members.
padre (English): a military clergyman; a Roman Catholic or...
Definitions
- a military clergyman; a Roman Catholic or...
Ancestry of “padre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | padre | father |
| 2 | Old Italian | patre | — |
| 3 | Latin | pater | father; head of household; parent |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | patēr | father |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ph₂tḗr | father |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂- | to protect; to shepherd |