Where does “pantoflo” come from?

pantoflo (Ido) comes from Esperanto pantoflo, from German pantoffel, from Middle High German pantoffel, from Middle French pantoufle, from Italian pantofola, from Vulgar Latin patta, from Frankish patta, from Proto-Germanic pat-.

pantoflo (Ido): slipper

Definitions

  1. slipper

Ancestry of “pantoflo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantopantofloslipper
2Germanpantoffelslipper (indoor shoe)
3Middle High Germanpantoffel—
4Middle Frenchpantoufleslipper
5Italianpantofolaslipper
6Vulgar Latinpattapaw, foot
7Frankishpattapaw, sole of the foot
8Proto-Germanicpat-—
Every word from Proto-Germanic pat- →Every word from Frankish patta →Every word from Vulgar Latin patta →