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Where does “granpatre” come from?

granpatre (Interlingua) comes from Interlingua patre, from Latin pater, from Proto-Italic patēr, from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

granpatre (Interlingua): grandfather, the father of someone's parent

Definitions

  1. grandfather, the father of someone's parent

Ancestry of “granpatre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Interlinguapatrefather
2Latinpaterfather; head of household; parent
3Proto-Italicpatērfather
4Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂tḗrfather
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd
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