Where does “panettone” come from?

panettone (English) comes from Italian panettone, from Lombard panaton, from Lombard pan, from Latin pānis, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

panettone (English): A soft Italian sourdough brioche from Milan, with...

Definitions

  1. A soft Italian sourdough brioche from Milan, with...

Ancestry of “panettone”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpanettonepanettone; bollard
2Lombardpanatonpanettone
3Lombardpanbread
4Latinpānisbread, loaf
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Latin pānis →Every word from Lombard pan →