Where does “paĉjo” come from?

paĉjo (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.

paĉjo (Esperanto): daddy childish term for

Definitions

  1. daddy childish term for

Ancestry of “paĉjo”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →