Where does “pata” come from?

pata (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese pata, from Vulgar Latin patta, from Frankish patta, from Proto-Germanic pat-.

pata (Galician): paw; leg

Definitions

  1. paw; leg

Ancestry of “pata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesepata—
2Vulgar Latinpattapaw, foot
3Frankishpattapaw, sole of the foot
4Proto-Germanicpat-—
Every word from Proto-Germanic pat- →Every word from Frankish patta →Every word from Vulgar Latin patta →