Where does “Pantolette” come from?

Pantolette (German) comes from French sandalette, from French sandale, from Old French sandale, from Latin sandalium, from Ancient Greek σανδάλιον, from Ancient Greek σάνδαλον, from Sanskrit चन्दन, from Tamil சாந்து — Santalum tree.

Pantolette (German): mule

Definitions

  1. mule

Ancestry of “Pantolette”, step by step

Pantolette traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French sandalette

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsandalettesandal
2Frenchsandalesandal
3Old Frenchsandalesandal
4Latinsandaliumslipper; sandal
5Ancient Greekσανδάλιονsandal
6Ancient GreekσάνδαλονA sandal; A flat fish similar to ψῆττα
7Sanskritचन्दनsandalwood
8Tamilசாந்துSantalum tree

via German pantoffel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanpantoffelslipper (indoor shoe)
2Middle High Germanpantoffel
3Middle Frenchpantoufleslipper
4Italianpantofolaslipper
5Vulgar Latinpattapaw, foot
6Frankishpattapaw, sole of the foot
7Proto-Germanicpat-
Every word from Tamil சாந்து