Where does “parâtre” come from?

parâtre (French) comes from Old French parastre, from Latin patraster, from Latin pater, from Proto-Italic patēr, from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

parâtre (French): stepfather, father-in-law

Definitions

  1. stepfather, father-in-law

Ancestry of “parâtre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchparastrestepfather
2Latinpatrasterfather-in-law; step-father
3Latinpaterfather; head of household; parent
4Proto-Italicpatērfather
5Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂tḗrfather
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr →Every word from Proto-Italic patēr →