Where does “paternoster” come from?
paternoster (English) comes from Middle English paternoster, from Old English Paternoster, from Latin Pater noster, from Latin pater, from Proto-Italic patēr, from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.
paternoster (English): The Lord's prayer, especially in a Roman Catholic...
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- The Lord's prayer, especially in a Roman Catholic...
Ancestry of “paternoster”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | paternoster | Alternative form of pater noster |
| 2 | Old English | Paternoster | — |
| 3 | Latin | Pater noster | our father |
| 4 | Latin | pater | father; head of household; parent |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | patēr | father |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ph₂tḗr | father |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂- | to protect; to shepherd |
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