Where does “épater” come from?

épater (French) comes from French patté, from Old French pade, from Vulgar Latin patta, from Frankish patta, from Proto-Germanic pat-.

épater (French): to amaze, to stagger

Definitions

  1. to amaze, to stagger

Ancestry of “épater”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchpattéNarrow at the inner end, and very broad at the...
2Old Frenchpadefoot; paw
3Vulgar Latinpattapaw, foot
4Frankishpattapaw, sole of the foot
5Proto-Germanicpat-—

Words derived from “épater”

Every word from Proto-Germanic pat- →Every word from Frankish patta →Every word from Vulgar Latin patta →