Where does “duonpatro” come from?

duonpatro (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.

duonpatro (Esperanto): stepfather

Definitions

  1. stepfather

Ancestry of “duonpatro”, step by step

duonpatro traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Esperanto patro

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

via Esperanto duono

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoduonohalf
2Esperantodutwo
3Frenchdeuxtwo; twos
4Middle Frenchdeuxtwo
5Old Frenchdeux—

Words derived from “duonpatro”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr →Every word from Proto-Italic patēr →