Where does “parrainer” come from?

parrainer (French) comes from French parrain, from Latin patrīnus, from Latin pater, from Proto-Italic patēr, from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

parrainer (French): to mentor; to sponsor

Definitions

  1. to mentor; to sponsor

Ancestry of “parrainer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchparraingodfather; masculine of marraine; namer,...
2Latinpatrīnusgodfather
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 →