Where does “patte” come from?
patte (French) comes from Old French pade, from Vulgar Latin patta, from Frankish patta, from Proto-Germanic pat-.
patte (French): Narrow at the inner end, and very broad at the...
Definitions
- Narrow at the inner end, and very broad at the...
Ancestry of “patte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | pade | foot; paw |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | patta | paw, foot |
| 3 | Frankish | patta | paw, sole of the foot |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | pat- | — |
Words derived from “patte”