Where does “baptopatro” come from?
baptopatro (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto patro, from Italian padre, from Old Italian patre, from Latin pater, from Proto-Italic patēr, from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.
baptopatro (Esperanto): godfather
Ancestry of “baptopatro”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Esperanto | patro | father |
| 2 | Italian | padre | father |
| 3 | Old Italian | patre | — |
| 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 |