Where does “pannier” come from?
pannier (English) comes from French panier, from Old French panier, from Latin pānārium, from Latin -ārium, from Latin -um, from Proto-Italic *-om, from Proto-Indo-European *-oHom.
pannier (English): A large basket or bag fastened, usually in pairs,...
Definitions
- A large basket or bag fastened, usually in pairs,...
Ancestry of “pannier”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | panier | basket; goal; hoop |
| 2 | Old French | panier | — |
| 3 | Latin | pānārium | a breadbasket |
| 4 | Latin | -ārium | used primarily to form nouns of purpose from other nouns, such as places where things are kept or objects used for a particular end |
| 5 | Latin | -um | nominative neuter singular of -us; accusative... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *-om | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *-oHom | — |