Where does “panadeiro” come from?

panadeiro (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese pãadeiro, from Vulgar Latin panatarius, from Latin pānis, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

panadeiro (Galician): baker

Definitions

  1. baker

Ancestry of “panadeiro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesepãadeiro—
2Vulgar Latinpanatariusalternative form of pānetārius
3Latinpānisbread, loaf
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Latin pānis →Every word from Vulgar Latin panatarius →