Where does “beau-père” come from?

beau-père (French) comes from French père, from Middle French peré, from Old French peré, from Latin pater, from Proto-Italic patēr, from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

beau-père (French): A father-in-law, the father of one's spouse; A...

Definitions

  1. A father-in-law, the father of one's spouse; A...

Ancestry of “beau-père”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpèrefather; Sr
2Middle Frenchperéfather
3Old Frenchperé—
4Latinpaterfather; head of household; parent
5Proto-Italicpatērfather
6Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂tḗrfather
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

Words derived from “beau-père”

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