Where does “pantoufle” come from?
pantoufle (French) comes from Italian pantofola, from Vulgar Latin patta, from Frankish patta, from Proto-Germanic pat-.
pantoufle (French): slipper, house slipper
Ancestry of “pantoufle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | pantofola | slipper |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | patta | paw, foot |
| 3 | Frankish | patta | paw, sole of the foot |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | pat- | — |
Words derived from “pantoufle”