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Where does “bopatro” come from?

bopatro (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.

bopatro (Esperanto): father-in-law

Definitions

  1. father-in-law

Ancestry of “bopatro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantopatrofather
2Italianpadrefather
3Old Italianpatre—
4Latinpaterfather; head of household; parent
5Proto-Italicpatērfather
6Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂tḗrfather
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd
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