Where does “panatela” come from?
panatela (English) comes from Spanish panatela, from Italian panatella, from Italian panata, from Latin pānis, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.
panatela (English): A long thin cigar
Ancestry of “panatela”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | panatela | a long thin biscuit; a long thin cigar |
| 2 | Italian | panatella | — |
| 3 | Italian | panata | panada; feminine singular of panato |
| 4 | Latin | pānis | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂- | to protect; to shepherd |