Where does “Pádraic” come from?

Pádraic (Irish) comes from Latin patricius, from Latin patres, from Latin pater, from Proto-Italic patēr, from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

Ancestry of “Pádraic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpatriciuspatrician, noble; patrician
2Latinpatresnominative plural of pater; accusative plural of...
3Latinpaterfather; head of household; parent
4Proto-Italicpatērfather
5Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂tḗrfather
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr →Every word from Proto-Italic patēr →