Where does “padon” come from?

padon (Haitian Creole) comes from French pardon, from French pardonner, from Old French pardoner, from Late Latin perdono.

padon (Haitian Creole): pardon, forgiveness

Definitions

  1. pardon, forgiveness

Ancestry of “padon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpardonexcuse me; sorry; pardon, forgiveness
2Frenchpardonnerto pardon, forgive; to excuse
3Old Frenchpardonerto pardon; to forgive
4Late Latinperdono—
Every word from Late Latin perdono →Every word from Old French pardoner →Every word from French pardonner →